How To Install kup-server on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kup-server on Debian 11.
What is kup-server
kup-server is:
This is the upload system used on kernel.org, which runs as an SSH service.
There are three methods to install kup-server on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kup-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 kup-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kup-server
Install kup-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kup-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kup-server
Install kup-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 kup-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kup-server
How To Uninstall kup-server on Debian 11
To uninstall only the kup-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kup-server
Uninstall kup-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kup-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kup-server
Remove kup-server Configurations and Data
To remove kup-server configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kup-server
Remove kup-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kup-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kup-server
Dependencies
kup-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kup-server package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.