How To Install rwhod on Debian 10

Learn how to install rwhod on Debian 10 with this tutorial. rwhod is System status server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rwhod on Debian 10.

What is rwhod

rwhod is:

Rwhod is the server which maintains the database used by the rwho(1) and ruptime(1) programs. Its operation is predicated on the ability to broadcast messages on a network.

There are three methods to install rwhod 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 rwhod Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rwhod

Install rwhod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rwhod

Install rwhod 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 rwhod using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rwhod

How To Uninstall rwhod on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove rwhod

Uninstall rwhod And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rwhod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rwhod

Remove rwhod Configurations and Data

To remove rwhod configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rwhod

Remove rwhod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rwhod

Dependencies

rwhod have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rwhod package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.