How To Install ccnet on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccnet on Debian 9. ccnet is framework for writing networked applications in C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccnet on Debian 9.

What is ccnet

ccnet is:

The Ccnet framework provides the following basic services:

  • Peer identification
  • Connection Management
  • Service invocation
  • Message sending

This package contains common tools, client and server for Ccnet.

There are three methods to install ccnet 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 ccnet Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ccnet

Install ccnet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ccnet

Install ccnet 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 ccnet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ccnet

How To Uninstall ccnet on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ccnet

Uninstall ccnet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ccnet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ccnet

Remove ccnet Configurations and Data

To remove ccnet configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ccnet

Remove ccnet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ccnet

Dependencies

ccnet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccnet package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.