How To Install amule on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install amule on Debian 11. amule is client for the eD2k and Kad networks, like eMule

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amule on Debian 11.

What is amule

amule is:

aMule is a peer-to-peer file sharing application, designed to connect to the eDonkey and Kad networks. It has a wide range of features, including many of the original eMule client, like:

  • online signature, source exchange, compressed transfers, secure identification, and IP filter support
  • boolean search, which can be local, global, or in the Kad network
  • checks against aggressive clients
  • slot allocation, to decide the number of remote clients
  • systray works well both in GNOME and KDE
  • translations to many languages

A daemonized version of the application that does not need a graphic environment to run is available in the amule-daemon package, and various utilities of interest can be found in the amule-utils and amule-utils-gui packages, including the ed2k link handler.

There are three methods to install amule on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install amule Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install amule

Install amule Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install amule

Install amule 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 amule using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install amule

How To Uninstall amule on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove amule

Uninstall amule And Its Dependencies

To uninstall amule and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amule

Remove amule Configurations and Data

To remove amule configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge amule

Remove amule configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amule

Dependencies

amule have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amule package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.