How To Install tang-xinetd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tang-xinetd on Debian 12.
What is tang-xinetd
tang-xinetd is:
Tang is a service for binding cryptographic keys to network presence. It offers a secure, stateless, anonymous alternative to key escrow services.
This package uses xinetd to provide the service.
There are three methods to install tang-xinetd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tang-xinetd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tang-xinetd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tang-xinetd
Install tang-xinetd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tang-xinetd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tang-xinetd
Install tang-xinetd 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 tang-xinetd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tang-xinetd
How To Uninstall tang-xinetd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tang-xinetd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tang-xinetd
Uninstall tang-xinetd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tang-xinetd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tang-xinetd
Remove tang-xinetd Configurations and Data
To remove tang-xinetd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tang-xinetd
Remove tang-xinetd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tang-xinetd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tang-xinetd
Dependencies
tang-xinetd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tang-xinetd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
