How To Install ebhttpd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ebhttpd on Debian 9.
What is ebhttpd
ebhttpd 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.
ebhttpd is a specialized HTTP server which provides a way to access CD-ROM books on remote servers via HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1. Note that you can not use ebhttpd for generic WWW purposes.
There are three methods to install ebhttpd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ebhttpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ebhttpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ebhttpd
Install ebhttpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ebhttpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ebhttpd
Install ebhttpd 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 ebhttpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ebhttpd
How To Uninstall ebhttpd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ebhttpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ebhttpd
Uninstall ebhttpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ebhttpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ebhttpd
Remove ebhttpd Configurations and Data
To remove ebhttpd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ebhttpd
Remove ebhttpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ebhttpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ebhttpd
Dependencies
ebhttpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ebhttpd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.