How To Install fling on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fling on Debian 12.
What is fling
fling is:
fling transfers data quickly over a trusted network. It does not encrypt the data. It tries to avoid copying data between kernel and userspace where it can. The most improvement over other tools like netcat is seen on systems with low memory bandwidth. fling is extremely Linux-specific, as almost all the optimisations used beyond what other similar tools do are non-portable.
There are three methods to install fling 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 fling Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fling using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fling
Install fling Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fling using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fling
Install fling 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 fling using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fling
How To Uninstall fling on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fling package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fling
Uninstall fling And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fling and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fling
Remove fling Configurations and Data
To remove fling configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fling
Remove fling configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fling configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fling
Dependencies
fling have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fling package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.