How To Install ebnetd on Debian 10

Learn how to install ebnetd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ebnetd is the server of EBNET protocol

Introduction

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

What is ebnetd

ebnetd is:

The EBNETD distribution is a series of servers which provide ways to access so-called “CD-ROM books” via TCP/IP, using EB Library. The CD-ROM books is a popular form to provide dictionaries and multimedia references in Japan. Various formats such as EB, EBG, EBXA, EBXA-C, S-EBXA and EPWING are supported.

ebnetd speaks EBNET protocol. With ebnetd, applications using EB Library can access CD-ROM books on a remote server on which ebnetd runs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ebnetd

Install ebnetd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ebnetd

Install ebnetd 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 ebnetd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ebnetd

How To Uninstall ebnetd on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ebnetd

Uninstall ebnetd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ebnetd

Remove ebnetd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ebnetd

Remove ebnetd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ebnetd

Dependencies

ebnetd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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