How To Install hylafax-client-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install hylafax-client-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. hylafax-client-dbg is Flexible client/server fax software - client utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hylafax-client-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is hylafax-client-dbg

hylafax-client-dbg is:

The HylaFAX client software communicates with a HylaFAX server via TCP/IP.

HylaFAX support the sending and receiving of facsimiles, the polled retrieval of facsimiles and the send of alphanumeric pages.

This package only contains debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install hylafax-client-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install hylafax-client-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hylafax-client-dbg

Install hylafax-client-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install hylafax-client-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hylafax-client-dbg

Install hylafax-client-dbg 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install hylafax-client-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hylafax-client-dbg

How To Uninstall hylafax-client-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the hylafax-client-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hylafax-client-dbg

Uninstall hylafax-client-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hylafax-client-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hylafax-client-dbg

Remove hylafax-client-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove hylafax-client-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hylafax-client-dbg

Remove hylafax-client-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove hylafax-client-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hylafax-client-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hylafax-client-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.