I recently wanted to connect some LG Android smartphone to my Debian, but the device wasn't detected. I installed the jmtpfs package, and that solved the problem. But in Debian, you have two packages with similar names: mtpfs and jmtpfs. What's the difference between the two? On the Debian wiki there's info that the mtpfs was orphaned a long time ago. Is that the only thing, and that's why I should prefer jmtpfs over mtpfs, or is there something else?
asked Aug 19 '16 at 10:39
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That's precisely it! If a package is orphaned and another has taken its place you almost always want to go with the non-orphaned one for support, updates etc.
In this specific example, as the wiki page you linked says, the only real differences are the name and package status.
answered Aug 19 '16 at 10:53
