How To Install sendpage-client on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sendpage-client on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is sendpage-client
sendpage-client is:
To send alphanumeric pages to a pager, if an email gateway is unavailable or undesirable, software is needed to control a modem which will dial a Paging Central, and deliver the pages using an ASCII delivery system known as TAP. Sendpage implements all aspects of this type of software, including an SNPP client, an SNPP server, a queuing engine, a modem control engine, a TAP communication system, and an email notification system.
This package provides the sendpage SNPP client.
There are three methods to install sendpage-client on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sendpage-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 sendpage-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sendpage-client
Install sendpage-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sendpage-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sendpage-client
Install sendpage-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sendpage-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sendpage-client
How To Uninstall sendpage-client on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the sendpage-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sendpage-client
Uninstall sendpage-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sendpage-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sendpage-client
Remove sendpage-client Configurations and Data
To remove sendpage-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sendpage-client
Remove sendpage-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sendpage-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sendpage-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sendpage-client package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
