How To Install autolog on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autolog on Debian 9.
What is autolog
autolog is:
Autolog terminates connections considered to be idle based on a large variety of parameters.
There are three methods to install autolog on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install autolog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autolog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autolog
Install autolog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autolog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autolog
Install autolog 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 autolog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autolog
How To Uninstall autolog on Debian 9
To uninstall only the autolog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autolog
Uninstall autolog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autolog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autolog
Remove autolog Configurations and Data
To remove autolog configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autolog
Remove autolog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autolog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autolog
Dependencies
autolog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autolog package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
