How To Install ruby-obexftp on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-obexftp
on Debian 11.
What is ruby-obexftp
ruby-obexftp is:
OBEX, the OBject EXchange protocol, can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimized for ad-hoc links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard) over bluetooth, IrDA, USB and serial cable links.
This package contains the binding for the Ruby programming language.
There are three methods to install ruby-obexftp
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-obexftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-obexftp
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-obexftp
Install ruby-obexftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-obexftp
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-obexftp
Install ruby-obexftp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-obexftp
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-obexftp
How To Uninstall ruby-obexftp on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ruby-obexftp
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-obexftp
Uninstall ruby-obexftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-obexftp
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-obexftp
Remove ruby-obexftp Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-obexftp
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-obexftp
Remove ruby-obexftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-obexftp
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-obexftp
Dependencies
ruby-obexftp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-obexftp
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.