How To Install rat on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rat on Debian 9.
What is rat
rat is:
RAT is a network audio tool that allows users to participate in audio conferences over the Internet. These can be between two participants directly, or between a group of participants on a common multicast group. No special features are required to use RAT in point-to-point mode, but to use the multicast conferencing facilities of RAT, a connection to the Mbone, or a similar multicast-capable network, is required. RAT is based on IETF standards, using RTP above UDP/IP as its transport protocol, and conforming to the RTP profile for audio and video conferences with minimal control.
There are three methods to install rat 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 rat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rat
Install rat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rat
Install rat 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 rat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rat
How To Uninstall rat on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rat
Uninstall rat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rat
Remove rat Configurations and Data
To remove rat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rat
Remove rat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rat
Dependencies
rat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
