How To Install anyremote on Debian 10

Learn how to install anyremote on Debian 10 with this tutorial. anyremote is Remote control daemon for applications using Bluetooth, IrDA or WiFi

Introduction

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

What is anyremote

anyremote is:

With anyRemote, arbitrary desktop applications can be remote-controlled via many modern mobile phones that support Bluetooth, IrDA or WiFi communication using a J2ME client, AT modem commands, a web interface or IR remote controllers.

anyRemote supports wide range of modern cell phones like Nokia, SonyEricsson, Motorola and others.

There are three methods to install anyremote 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 anyremote Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install anyremote

Install anyremote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install anyremote

Install anyremote 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 anyremote using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install anyremote

How To Uninstall anyremote on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove anyremote

Uninstall anyremote And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove anyremote

Remove anyremote Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge anyremote

Remove anyremote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge anyremote

Dependencies

anyremote have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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