How To Install microcom on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install microcom on Debian 10.
What is microcom
microcom is:
microcom is a minimalistic terminal program for accessing devices (e.g. switches) via a serial connection. It features connection via RS232 serial interfaces (including setting of transferrates) as well as in “telnet mode” as specified in rfc2217.
There are three methods to install microcom 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 microcom Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install microcom using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install microcom
Install microcom Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install microcom using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install microcom
Install microcom 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 microcom using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install microcom
How To Uninstall microcom on Debian 10
To uninstall only the microcom package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove microcom
Uninstall microcom And Its Dependencies
To uninstall microcom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove microcom
Remove microcom Configurations and Data
To remove microcom configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge microcom
Remove microcom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove microcom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge microcom
Dependencies
microcom have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install microcom package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
