How To Install uniconfd on Debian 12

Learn how to install uniconfd on Debian 12 with this tutorial. uniconfd is Server that manages UniConf elements

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uniconfd on Debian 12.

What is uniconfd

uniconfd is:

UniConf is a configuration system that can serve as the centrepiece among many other, existing configuration systems.

UniConf can also be accessed over the network, with authentication, allowing easy replication of configuration data via the UniReplicateGen.

This package contains the server that accepts incoming TCP or Unix connections, and gets or sets UniConf elements at the request of a UniConf client.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uniconfd

Install uniconfd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uniconfd

Install uniconfd 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 uniconfd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uniconfd

How To Uninstall uniconfd on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove uniconfd

Uninstall uniconfd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uniconfd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uniconfd

Remove uniconfd Configurations and Data

To remove uniconfd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uniconfd

Remove uniconfd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uniconfd

Dependencies

uniconfd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uniconfd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.