How To Install ltsp-client on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-client on Debian 9. ltsp-client is complete LTSP client environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-client on Debian 9.

What is ltsp-client

ltsp-client is:

This package ensures that a complete LTSP client with a graphical user environment, remote audio and local device support is installed.

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 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 ltsp-client 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ltsp-client

Install ltsp-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ltsp-client

Install ltsp-client 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ltsp-client

How To Uninstall ltsp-client on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ltsp-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ltsp-client

Uninstall ltsp-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltsp-client

Remove ltsp-client Configurations and Data

To remove ltsp-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp-client

Remove ltsp-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp-client

Dependencies

ltsp-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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