How To Install jamnntpd on Debian 10

Learn how to install jamnntpd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jamnntpd is NNTP Server allowing newsreaders to access a JAM messagebase

Introduction

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

What is jamnntpd

jamnntpd is:

JamNNTPd is an attempt to merge Fidonet technology with modern Usenet newsreaders. Basically, JamNNTPd is NNTP server that allows newsreaders to access a JAM messagebase. (If you didn’t understand a word of this, you may not want to use JamNNTPd anyway).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jamnntpd

Install jamnntpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jamnntpd

Install jamnntpd 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 jamnntpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jamnntpd

How To Uninstall jamnntpd on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove jamnntpd

Uninstall jamnntpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jamnntpd

Remove jamnntpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jamnntpd

Remove jamnntpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jamnntpd

Dependencies

jamnntpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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