How To Install winrm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install winrm on Debian 9.
What is winrm
winrm is:
winrm is a tool for the execution of commands on remote Windows machines through the Windows Remote Management (WinRM). The remote system must be prepared for the use of that. The tool doesn’t support domain users, but only local account authentication.
There are three methods to install winrm on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install winrm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install winrm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install winrm
Install winrm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install winrm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install winrm
Install winrm 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 winrm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install winrm
How To Uninstall winrm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the winrm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove winrm
Uninstall winrm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall winrm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove winrm
Remove winrm Configurations and Data
To remove winrm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge winrm
Remove winrm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove winrm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge winrm
Dependencies
winrm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install winrm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
