How To Install cu on Debian 10

Learn how to install cu on Debian 10 with this tutorial. cu is call up another system

Introduction

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

What is cu

cu is:

The cu command is used to call up another system and act as a dial-in terminal (mostly on a serial line). It can also do simple file transfers with no error checking.

cu is part of the UUCP source but has been split into its own package because it can be useful even if you do not do uucp.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cu

Install cu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cu

Install cu 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 cu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cu

How To Uninstall cu on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove cu

Uninstall cu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cu

Remove cu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cu

Remove cu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cu

Dependencies

cu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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