How To Install bcrelay on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcrelay on Debian 12.
What is bcrelay
bcrelay is:
The bcrelay daemon relays broadcasts between two interfaces. It is shipped with the pptpd package, but can be used for other purposes.
There are three methods to install bcrelay on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bcrelay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bcrelay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bcrelay
Install bcrelay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bcrelay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bcrelay
Install bcrelay 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 bcrelay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bcrelay
How To Uninstall bcrelay on Debian 12
To uninstall only the bcrelay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bcrelay
Uninstall bcrelay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bcrelay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcrelay
Remove bcrelay Configurations and Data
To remove bcrelay configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bcrelay
Remove bcrelay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bcrelay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcrelay
Dependencies
bcrelay have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcrelay package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.