How To Install gftp-gtk on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp-gtk on Debian 11.
What is gftp-gtk
gftp-gtk is:
gFTP graphical version is a multithreaded FTP client running under X and written using GLib/GTK+.
gFTP features:
- simultaneous downloads,
- resuming of interrupted file transfers,
- file transfer queues,
- downloading of entire directories,
- FTP and HTTP proxy support,
- remote directory caching,
- passive and non-passive file transfers,
- drag-n-drop support,
- bookmarks menu,
- support for SSH and SSH2 file transfers,
- support FXP transfers,
- stop button, and many more features.
Author: Brian Masney [email protected]
There are three methods to install gftp-gtk 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 gftp-gtk 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-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gftp-gtk
Install gftp-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gftp-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gftp-gtk
Install gftp-gtk 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-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gftp-gtk
How To Uninstall gftp-gtk on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gftp-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gftp-gtk
Uninstall gftp-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gftp-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gftp-gtk
Remove gftp-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove gftp-gtk configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gftp-gtk
Remove gftp-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gftp-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gftp-gtk
Dependencies
gftp-gtk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp-gtk package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.