How To Install linpac on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linpac on Debian 9.
What is linpac
linpac is:
LinPac is an application for the AX.25 packet radio environment. It comes with a mail client.
Linpac is an attempt to create a packet radio terminal for Linux that allows wide configurability and easy addition of new functions and special functions needed by the user.
There are three methods to install linpac 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 linpac Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linpac using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linpac
Install linpac Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linpac using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linpac
Install linpac 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 linpac using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linpac
How To Uninstall linpac on Debian 9
To uninstall only the linpac package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linpac
Uninstall linpac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linpac and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linpac
Remove linpac Configurations and Data
To remove linpac configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linpac
Remove linpac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linpac configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linpac
Dependencies
linpac have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linpac package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
