How To Install jmtpfs on Debian 10

Learn how to install jmtpfs on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jmtpfs is FUSE based filesystem for accessing MTP devices

Introduction

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

What is jmtpfs

jmtpfs is:

jmtpfs is a FUSE and libmtp-based filesystem for accessing MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) devices. It was specifically designed for exchanging files between Linux (and Mac OS X) systems and newer Android devices that support MTP but not USB Mass Storage.

The goal is to create a well-behaved filesystem, allowing tools like find and rsync to work as expected. To enable certain Android apps to detect and use the transferred files, MTP file types are set automatically based on file contents using libmagic.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jmtpfs

Install jmtpfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jmtpfs

Install jmtpfs 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 jmtpfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jmtpfs

How To Uninstall jmtpfs on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove jmtpfs

Uninstall jmtpfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmtpfs

Remove jmtpfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jmtpfs

Remove jmtpfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jmtpfs

Dependencies

jmtpfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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