How To Install ndtpd on Debian 10

Learn how to install ndtpd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ndtpd is the Network Dictionary Transfer Protocol server

Introduction

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

What is ndtpd

ndtpd is:

The EBNETD distribution is a series of servers which provide ways to access so-called “CD-ROM books” via TCP/IP, using EB Library. The CD-ROM books is a popular form to provide dictionaries and multimedia references in Japan. Various formats such as EB, EBG, EBXA, EBXA-C, S-EBXA and EPWING are supported.

ndtpd is a server for accessing CD-ROM books via NDTP (Network Dictionary Transfer Protocol). NDTP is a de facto standard way to use CD-ROM books.

There are three methods to install ndtpd 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 ndtpd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ndtpd

Install ndtpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ndtpd

Install ndtpd 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 ndtpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ndtpd

How To Uninstall ndtpd on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ndtpd

Uninstall ndtpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ndtpd

Remove ndtpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ndtpd

Remove ndtpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ndtpd

Dependencies

ndtpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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