How To Install openobex-apps on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openobex-apps on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openobex-apps
openobex-apps is:
The Object Exchange protocol can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimised for ad-hoc wireless links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard).
OBEX is builtin in devices like PDA’s like the Palm Pilot, and mobile phones like the Ericsson R320, Siemens S25, Siemens S45, Siemens ME45, Nokia NM207 and Nokia 9110 Communicator.
This package contains some small utilities to control such devices.
There are three methods to install openobex-apps on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openobex-apps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openobex-apps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openobex-apps
Install openobex-apps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openobex-apps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openobex-apps
Install openobex-apps 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install openobex-apps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openobex-apps
How To Uninstall openobex-apps on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openobex-apps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openobex-apps
Uninstall openobex-apps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openobex-apps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openobex-apps
Remove openobex-apps Configurations and Data
To remove openobex-apps configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openobex-apps
Remove openobex-apps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openobex-apps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openobex-apps
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openobex-apps package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
