How To Install zftp on Debian 10

Learn how to install zftp on Debian 10 with this tutorial. zftp is CERNLIB data analysis suite - file transfer program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zftp on Debian 10.

What is zftp

zftp is:

CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences.

ZFTP is a macro-extensible file transfer program which supports the transfer of formatted, unformatted and ZEBRA RZ files (CMZ, HBOOK, etc.). It provides a common interface on all systems and avoids the problems of file format conversion that occur when transferring CERNLIB files between different architectures.

Except for the special treatment of CERNLIB files and use of a different port, zftp is very similar to an FTP client. Unless you are already familiar with this program, it will almost certainly be useless to you.

There are three methods to install zftp on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zftp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install zftp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zftp

Install zftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zftp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zftp

Install zftp 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 zftp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zftp

How To Uninstall zftp on Debian 10

To uninstall only the zftp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zftp

Uninstall zftp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zftp

Remove zftp Configurations and Data

To remove zftp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zftp

Remove zftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zftp

Dependencies

zftp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zftp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.