How To Install gwakeonlan on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gwakeonlan on Debian 10.
What is gwakeonlan
gwakeonlan is:
gWakeOnLan is a GTK+ utility to awake turned off computers through the Wake on LAN feature. Both local and internet modes are supported.
The machines to turn on need to be shut off with the Wake on LAN magic packet enabled.
There are three methods to install gwakeonlan 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 gwakeonlan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gwakeonlan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gwakeonlan
Install gwakeonlan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gwakeonlan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gwakeonlan
Install gwakeonlan 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 gwakeonlan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gwakeonlan
How To Uninstall gwakeonlan on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gwakeonlan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gwakeonlan
Uninstall gwakeonlan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gwakeonlan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gwakeonlan
Remove gwakeonlan Configurations and Data
To remove gwakeonlan configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gwakeonlan
Remove gwakeonlan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gwakeonlan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gwakeonlan
Dependencies
gwakeonlan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gwakeonlan package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.