How To Install asp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install asp on Debian 9. asp is Discovers present ip-address of dynamically connected hosts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install asp on Debian 9.

What is asp

asp is:

Asp discovers the present ip address of a host that has a dynamically assigned ip-address. This is useful when you want to connect to dynamic hosts, or to help others find you (in which case you run asp as a server).

There are three methods to install asp on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install asp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install asp

Install asp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asp

Install asp 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 asp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asp

How To Uninstall asp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove asp

Uninstall asp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall asp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asp

Remove asp Configurations and Data

To remove asp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge asp

Remove asp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asp

Dependencies

asp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install asp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.