How To Install gmtp on Debian 10

Learn how to install gmtp on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gmtp is simple file transfer program for MTP based devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmtp on Debian 10.

What is `gmtp`

gmtp is:

gMTP is a simple and light-weight interface to the features provided by libmtp, which allows users to manage the files stored on any MTP music player supported by the libraries, including those with multiple storage devices (e.g. mobile phones).

It doesn’t provide complex features such as playlist management, it just makes transferring files from and to devices easy, by allowing users to upload, download and remove files on the device with a fast and easy-to-use graphical interface.

There are three methods to install gmtp on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gmtp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmtp

Install gmtp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gmtp

Install gmtp 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 gmtp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gmtp

How To Uninstall gmtp on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove gmtp

Uninstall gmtp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gmtp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmtp

Remove gmtp Configurations and Data

To remove gmtp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gmtp

Remove gmtp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmtp

Dependencies

gmtp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmtp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.