How To Install ltsp-client-core on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-client-core on Debian 10.
What is ltsp-client-core
ltsp-client-core is:
This package provides the scripts needed to configure and boot a basic LTSP client.
DO NOT install this package on a regular machine, it is intended only for installation inside a LTSP client file system.
LTSP stands for ‘Linux Terminal Server Project’.
There are three methods to install ltsp-client-core on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ltsp-client-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ltsp-client-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ltsp-client-core
Install ltsp-client-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ltsp-client-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ltsp-client-core
Install ltsp-client-core 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 ltsp-client-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ltsp-client-core
How To Uninstall ltsp-client-core on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ltsp-client-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ltsp-client-core
Uninstall ltsp-client-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ltsp-client-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltsp-client-core
Remove ltsp-client-core Configurations and Data
To remove ltsp-client-core configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp-client-core
Remove ltsp-client-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ltsp-client-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp-client-core
Dependencies
ltsp-client-core have the following dependencies:
- dpkg
- libc6
- libfl2
- libpopt0
- console-setup
- fdisk
- init
- initramfs-tools
- iproute2
- kbd
- lsb-base
- lsb-release
- nbd-client
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-client-core package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
