How To Install python-obexftp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-obexftp on Debian 10.
What is python-obexftp
python-obexftp is:
OBEX, the OBject EXchange protocol, can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimized for ad-hoc links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard) over bluetooth, IrDA, USB and serial cable links.
This package contains the binding for the Python programming language.
There are three methods to install python-obexftp 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 python-obexftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-obexftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-obexftp
Install python-obexftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-obexftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-obexftp
Install python-obexftp 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 python-obexftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-obexftp
How To Uninstall python-obexftp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-obexftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-obexftp
Uninstall python-obexftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-obexftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-obexftp
Remove python-obexftp Configurations and Data
To remove python-obexftp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-obexftp
Remove python-obexftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-obexftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-obexftp
Dependencies
python-obexftp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-obexftp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.