How To Install kannel-extras on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel-extras on Debian 12.
What is kannel-extras
kannel-extras is:
Kannel is a gateway for connecting WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones to the Internet. It also works as an SMS/SMPP gateway, for providing SMS based services for GSM phones.
Test utilities and contrib data.
There are three methods to install kannel-extras 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 kannel-extras Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel-extras using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kannel-extras
Install kannel-extras Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel-extras using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kannel-extras
Install kannel-extras 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 kannel-extras using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kannel-extras
How To Uninstall kannel-extras on Debian 12
To uninstall only the kannel-extras package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kannel-extras
Uninstall kannel-extras And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kannel-extras and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kannel-extras
Remove kannel-extras Configurations and Data
To remove kannel-extras configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kannel-extras
Remove kannel-extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kannel-extras configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kannel-extras
Dependencies
kannel-extras have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel-extras package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.