How To Install gftp-text on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp-text on Debian 11.
What is gftp-text
gftp-text is:
gFTP text version is a multithreaded FTP client running under console and written using GLib.
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 transferts,
- stop button, and many more features.
Author: Brian Masney [email protected]
There are three methods to install gftp-text 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-text 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-text using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gftp-text
Install gftp-text Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gftp-text using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gftp-text
Install gftp-text 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-text using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gftp-text
How To Uninstall gftp-text on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gftp-text package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gftp-text
Uninstall gftp-text And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gftp-text and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gftp-text
Remove gftp-text Configurations and Data
To remove gftp-text configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gftp-text
Remove gftp-text configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gftp-text configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gftp-text
Dependencies
gftp-text have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp-text package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
