How To Install netatalk on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install netatalk on Ubuntu 22.04. netatalk is Apple Filing Protocol service

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netatalk on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is netatalk

netatalk is:

Netatalk is an implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), for offering file service (mainly) to macOS clients.

Compared to the Windows-native SMB protocol (which is also supported on macOS), the Macintosh-native AFP protocol is accessible from a different network, can be simpler to setup and faster for some operations (e.g. server-to-server copying), and some features (e.g. the backup service Time Machine) may work more reliably than over SMB.

This package contains all daemon and utility programs as well as Netatalk’s libraries.

There are three methods to install netatalk on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install netatalk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netatalk

Install netatalk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netatalk

Install netatalk 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 netatalk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netatalk

How To Uninstall netatalk on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove netatalk

Uninstall netatalk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netatalk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netatalk

Remove netatalk Configurations and Data

To remove netatalk configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netatalk

Remove netatalk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netatalk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netatalk package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.