How To Install cu on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cu on Debian 12.
What is cu
cu is:
The cu command is used to call up another system and act as a dial-in terminal (mostly on a serial line). It can also do simple file transfers with no error checking.
cu is part of the UUCP source but has been split into its own package because it can be useful even if you do not do uucp.
There are three methods to install cu 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 cu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cu
Install cu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cu
Install cu 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 cu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cu
How To Uninstall cu on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cu
Uninstall cu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cu
Remove cu Configurations and Data
To remove cu configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cu
Remove cu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cu
Dependencies
cu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cu package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.