How To Install rex on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install rex on Debian 11. rex is deployment and configuration management tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rex on Debian 11.

What is rex

rex is:

Rex is a tool to ease the execution of commands on multiple remote servers. You can define small tasks, chain tasks to batches, link them with servers or server groups, and execute them easily in your terminal.

There are three methods to install rex on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install rex Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rex

Install rex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rex

Install rex 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 rex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rex

How To Uninstall rex on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove rex

Uninstall rex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rex

Remove rex Configurations and Data

To remove rex configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rex

Remove rex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rex

Dependencies

rex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rex package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.