How To Install debian-edu-router-fai on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-edu-router-fai on Debian 12.
What is debian-edu-router-fai
debian-edu-router-fai is:
The Debian Edu Router project provides installation routines for setting up a network router for the Debian Edu system (or for other school networks).
Debian Edu Router uses FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) to install and configure the router system.
Debian Edu Router knows how to interact with the following school IT solutions:
- Debian Edu / Skolelinux
- MNS+ (common solution of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate)
This package contains the FAI config space, installation routines for deploying Debian Edu Router system over the http(s):// protocol.
There are three methods to install debian-edu-router-fai 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 debian-edu-router-fai Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-edu-router-fai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-edu-router-fai
Install debian-edu-router-fai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-edu-router-fai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-edu-router-fai
Install debian-edu-router-fai 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 debian-edu-router-fai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-edu-router-fai
How To Uninstall debian-edu-router-fai on Debian 12
To uninstall only the debian-edu-router-fai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-edu-router-fai
Uninstall debian-edu-router-fai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-edu-router-fai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-edu-router-fai
Remove debian-edu-router-fai Configurations and Data
To remove debian-edu-router-fai configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-edu-router-fai
Remove debian-edu-router-fai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-edu-router-fai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-edu-router-fai
Dependencies
debian-edu-router-fai have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-edu-router-fai package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
