How To Install ifcico on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifcico on Debian 11. ifcico is Fidonet Technology transport package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifcico on Debian 11.

What is ifcico

ifcico is:

Ifcico is a FidoTech mailer for connecting to other nodes via the phone or the Internet. This version includes the “tx” patches and other misc patches.

There are three methods to install ifcico on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ifcico Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ifcico

Install ifcico Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ifcico

Install ifcico 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 ifcico using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ifcico

How To Uninstall ifcico on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ifcico

Uninstall ifcico And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ifcico and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifcico

Remove ifcico Configurations and Data

To remove ifcico configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ifcico

Remove ifcico configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifcico

Dependencies

ifcico have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifcico package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.