How To Install gftp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp on Debian 12.
What is gftp
gftp is:
gFTP is a multithreaded FTP client, available in two versions:
- version for X, written using GLib and GTK+
- version for the console, using only GLib
This is an upgrade convenience package, it’s only useful for depending on.
There are three methods to install gftp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gftp
Install gftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gftp
Install gftp 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 gftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gftp
How To Uninstall gftp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gftp
Uninstall gftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gftp
Remove gftp Configurations and Data
To remove gftp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gftp
Remove gftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gftp
Dependencies
gftp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.