How To Install ircp-tray on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircp-tray on Debian 9. ircp-tray is IrDA and OBEX wireless file transfer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircp-tray on Debian 9.

What is ircp-tray

ircp-tray is:

Ircp Tray is a IrDA file transfer program for Linux. It stays inside your system tray, listening for incoming IrOBEX file transfer request, as well as sending file out to remote devices via IrDA.

Ircp Tray is compliant with OBEX Push protocol.

There are three methods to install ircp-tray 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 ircp-tray Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ircp-tray

Install ircp-tray Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ircp-tray

Install ircp-tray 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 ircp-tray using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ircp-tray

How To Uninstall ircp-tray on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ircp-tray package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ircp-tray

Uninstall ircp-tray And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ircp-tray and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ircp-tray

Remove ircp-tray Configurations and Data

To remove ircp-tray configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ircp-tray

Remove ircp-tray configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ircp-tray

Dependencies

ircp-tray have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircp-tray package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.