How To Install fbb on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fbb on Debian 11.
What is fbb
fbb is:
The fbb package contains software written by f6fbb for setting up a packet radio mailbox. It is intended for amateur radio operators. A short overview of some of the binaries:
- fbb: Script to start the daemon.
- xfbbd: The daemon which listens for incoming connects.
- epurmess: Delete messages based on age.
- epurwp: White Pages maintenance.
- reqdir: FBB server which requests directory listings.
- xfbbC: B/W Ncurses console for xfbbd.
There are three methods to install fbb 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 fbb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fbb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fbb
Install fbb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fbb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fbb
Install fbb 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 fbb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fbb
How To Uninstall fbb on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fbb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fbb
Uninstall fbb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fbb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbb
Remove fbb Configurations and Data
To remove fbb configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fbb
Remove fbb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fbb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbb
Dependencies
fbb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fbb package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.