How To Install echolot on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install echolot on Debian 9. echolot is Pinger for anonymous remailers such as Mixmaster

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install echolot on Debian 9.

What is echolot

echolot is:

A Pinger in the context of anonymous remailers is a program that regularly sends messages through remailers to determine their status. Based on the responses, the Pinger calculates reliability statistics which may be used by remailer clients to choose a chain of remailers to use.

Furthermore, Echolot collects configuration parameters and keys of remailers and offers the collected information in a format readable by remailer clients. This helps reduce the administration effort required to use or host remailers.

There are three methods to install echolot on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install echolot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install echolot

Install echolot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install echolot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install echolot

Install echolot 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 echolot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install echolot

How To Uninstall echolot on Debian 9

To uninstall only the echolot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove echolot

Uninstall echolot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall echolot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove echolot

Remove echolot Configurations and Data

To remove echolot configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge echolot

Remove echolot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge echolot

Dependencies

echolot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install echolot package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.