How To Install eyefiserver on Debian 10

Learn how to install eyefiserver on Debian 10 with this tutorial. eyefiserver is Daemon to receive images from Eye-Fi SD card

Introduction

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

What is eyefiserver

eyefiserver is:

EyeFi cards are SD cards that embed a small wifi chip. You can put one in your camera and receive the pictures automagically on your wifi network.

Unfortunately, these cards use a proprietary protocol only available on windows and macos.

This package will provide a compatible HTTP server, listening on port 59278, that enables you to receive your pictures on your favorite os.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install eyefiserver

Install eyefiserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eyefiserver

Install eyefiserver 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 eyefiserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eyefiserver

How To Uninstall eyefiserver on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove eyefiserver

Uninstall eyefiserver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eyefiserver

Remove eyefiserver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eyefiserver

Remove eyefiserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eyefiserver

Dependencies

eyefiserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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