How to Install and Uninstall mtp-tools Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "mtp-tools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mtp-tools on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mtp-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mtp-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mtp-tools on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mtp-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mtp-tools package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: mtp-tools
Source: libmtp
Version: 1.1.16-2
Installed-Size: 357
Maintainer: Alessio Treglia
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libmtp9 (>= 1.1.0)
Enhances: libmtp9
Description: Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) library tools
Description-md5: b21df6970cd0c308c870019c053e3080
Homepage: http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/
Tag: hardware::usb, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::downloading, use::transmission,
works-with-format::jpg, works-with-format::mp3,
works-with-format::oggvorbis, works-with::audio, works-with::image,
works-with::image:raster
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libm/libmtp/mtp-tools_1.1.16-2_amd64.deb
Size: 75360
MD5sum: f6ff5aabbb2a9979c59fefcd734a9a4f
SHA256: 5b146e9c3341cb862c9f06ad53d25a489ace2f5b57d677468984f65e4cf1da50