How To Install faifa on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install faifa on Debian 11.
What is faifa
faifa is:
Faifa is a network tool to remotely manage HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV devices.
HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV are specifications of Power Line Communication (PLC). PLC is a system for carrying data - network packets - over power line. http://www.homeplug.org/
This tool can configure, flash and collect statistics on thoses devices using private and public Ethernet frames.
This package contains Faifa tool.
There are three methods to install faifa on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install faifa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install faifa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install faifa
Install faifa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install faifa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install faifa
Install faifa 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 faifa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install faifa
How To Uninstall faifa on Debian 11
To uninstall only the faifa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove faifa
Uninstall faifa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall faifa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove faifa
Remove faifa Configurations and Data
To remove faifa configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge faifa
Remove faifa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove faifa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge faifa
Dependencies
faifa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install faifa package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.