How To Install dmucs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dmucs on Debian 10.
What is dmucs
dmucs is:
DMUCS is a system that allows a group of users to share a compilation farm. Each compilation request from each user will be sent to the fastest available machine, every time. The system has these fine qualities:
- Works with distcc, which need not be altered in any way.
- Supports multiple operating systems in the compilation farm.
- Uses all processors of a multi-processor compilation host.
- Makes best use of compilation hosts with widely differing CPU speeds.
- Takes into account the load on a host caused by non-compilation tasks.
- Supports the dynamic addition and removal of hosts to the compilation farm.
There are three methods to install dmucs on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dmucs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dmucs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dmucs
Install dmucs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dmucs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dmucs
Install dmucs 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 dmucs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dmucs
How To Uninstall dmucs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dmucs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dmucs
Uninstall dmucs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dmucs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dmucs
Remove dmucs Configurations and Data
To remove dmucs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dmucs
Remove dmucs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dmucs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dmucs
Dependencies
dmucs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dmucs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.