How To Install obex-data-server on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install obex-data-server on Debian 9.
What is obex-data-server
obex-data-server is:
obex-data-server is a D-Bus service providing high-level OBEX client and server side functionality (currently supports OPP and FTP profiles and Bluetooth transport).
There are three methods to install obex-data-server 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 obex-data-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install obex-data-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install obex-data-server
Install obex-data-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install obex-data-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install obex-data-server
Install obex-data-server 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 obex-data-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install obex-data-server
How To Uninstall obex-data-server on Debian 9
To uninstall only the obex-data-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove obex-data-server
Uninstall obex-data-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall obex-data-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove obex-data-server
Remove obex-data-server Configurations and Data
To remove obex-data-server configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge obex-data-server
Remove obex-data-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove obex-data-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obex-data-server
Dependencies
obex-data-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install obex-data-server package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.