How To Install conserver-client on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install conserver-client on Ubuntu 22.04. conserver-client is connect to a console server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install conserver-client on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is conserver-client

conserver-client is:

Conserver is an application that allows multiple users to watch a serial console at the same time. It can log the data, allows users to take write-access of a console (one at a time), and has a variety of bells and whistles to accentuate that basic functionality. The idea is that conserver will log all your serial traffic so you can go back and review why something crashed, look at changes (if done on the console), or tie the console logs into a monitoring system (just watch the logfiles it creates). With multi-user capabilities you can work on equipment with others, mentor, train, etc. It also does all that client-server stuff so that, assuming you have a network connection, you can interact with any of the equipment from home or wherever.

This is client part of the conserver system.

There are three methods to install conserver-client on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install conserver-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install conserver-client

Install conserver-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install conserver-client

Install conserver-client 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install conserver-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install conserver-client

How To Uninstall conserver-client on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the conserver-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove conserver-client

Uninstall conserver-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall conserver-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove conserver-client

Remove conserver-client Configurations and Data

To remove conserver-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge conserver-client

Remove conserver-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge conserver-client

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install conserver-client package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.