How To Install kannel on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel on Debian 11.
What is kannel
kannel is:
Kannel is a gateway for connecting WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones to the Internet. It also works as an SMS/SMPP gateway, for providing SMS based services for GSM phones.
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There are three methods to install kannel 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 kannel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kannel
Install kannel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kannel
Install kannel 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 kannel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kannel
How To Uninstall kannel on Debian 11
To uninstall only the kannel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kannel
Uninstall kannel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kannel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kannel
Remove kannel Configurations and Data
To remove kannel configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kannel
Remove kannel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kannel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kannel
Dependencies
kannel have the following dependencies:
- init-system-helpers
- adduser
- lsb-base
- psmisc
- libc6
- libct4
- libhiredis0.14
- libmariadb3
- libpam0g
- libpcre3
- libpq5
- libsqlite3-0
- libssl1.1
- libxml2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
