How To Install ltsp on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp on Debian 11.
What is ltsp
ltsp is:
Make an installation able to netboot as an LTSP client. For LTSP servers, also install the suggested packages (dnsmasq etc).
LTSP helps in netbooting LAN clients from a single installation that resides in a chroot or a VM on the LTSP server. This way maintaining tens or hundreds of clients is as easy as maintaining a single PC.
There are three methods to install ltsp 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 ltsp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ltsp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ltsp
Install ltsp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ltsp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ltsp
Install ltsp 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 ltsp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ltsp
How To Uninstall ltsp on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ltsp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ltsp
Uninstall ltsp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ltsp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltsp
Remove ltsp Configurations and Data
To remove ltsp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp
Remove ltsp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ltsp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp
Dependencies
ltsp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
