How To Install obexftp on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install obexftp on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is obexftp
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 is the command line front-end that fully uses the capabilities of libobexftp.
There are three methods to install obexftp 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 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 obexftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install obexftp
Install obexftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install obexftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install obexftp
Install 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install obexftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install obexftp
How To Uninstall obexftp on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the obexftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove obexftp
Uninstall obexftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall obexftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove obexftp
Remove obexftp Configurations and Data
To remove obexftp configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge obexftp
Remove obexftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove obexftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obexftp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install obexftp package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
