How To Install isochron on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isochron on Debian 12.
What is isochron
isochron is:
The isochron program is a real-time application for testing Time Sensitive Networking equipment. It works by monitoring the network synchronization status and sending time-triggered Ethernet packets. It has a server-client architecture and it measures network latency by taking multiple timestamps (some hardware, some software) along the path of the packets.
There are three methods to install isochron 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 isochron Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install isochron using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isochron
Install isochron Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install isochron using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isochron
Install isochron 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 isochron using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isochron
How To Uninstall isochron on Debian 12
To uninstall only the isochron package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isochron
Uninstall isochron And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isochron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove isochron
Remove isochron Configurations and Data
To remove isochron configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isochron
Remove isochron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isochron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isochron
Dependencies
isochron have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isochron package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
