How To Install servefile on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install servefile on Debian 12.
What is servefile
servefile is:
servefile is a small HTTP-server intended for temporary file transfer mostly in the local network. By default the server redirects all HTTP requests to a file given as first argument, so only IP and port must be given to another user to access it.
servefile is also able to list directories, generate SSL certificates for HTTPS on-the-fly, do HTTP basic auth and provide a platform for uploads via either a HTML formular or a simple POST/PUT.
Note that this HTTP-server’s purpose is not production grade static file serving or running as a daemon.
There are three methods to install servefile on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install servefile Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install servefile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install servefile
Install servefile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install servefile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install servefile
Install servefile 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 servefile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install servefile
How To Uninstall servefile on Debian 12
To uninstall only the servefile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove servefile
Uninstall servefile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall servefile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove servefile
Remove servefile Configurations and Data
To remove servefile configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge servefile
Remove servefile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove servefile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge servefile
Dependencies
servefile have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install servefile package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
