How To Install hylafax-server on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hylafax-server on Debian 9.
What is hylafax-server
hylafax-server is:
This package support the sending and receiving of facsimiles, the polled retrieval of facsimiles and the send of alphanumeric pages.
The host running the server must have either a Class 1, Class 2, or a Class 2.0 fax modem attached to one of its serial ports. End-user applications to manage the transmission of documents via facsimile are provided separately by the hylafax-client package.
There are three methods to install hylafax-server on Debian 9. 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-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hylafax-server
Install hylafax-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hylafax-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hylafax-server
Install hylafax-server 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 hylafax-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hylafax-server
How To Uninstall hylafax-server on Debian 9
To uninstall only the hylafax-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hylafax-server
Uninstall hylafax-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hylafax-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hylafax-server
Remove hylafax-server Configurations and Data
To remove hylafax-server configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hylafax-server
Remove hylafax-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hylafax-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hylafax-server
Dependencies
hylafax-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hylafax-server package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.