How To Install lbcd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lbcd on Debian 12.
What is lbcd
lbcd is:
lbcd is a daemon that answers UDP queries for system load information and returns such information as uptime, load, number of logged-in users, percentage free of /tmp and /var/tmp, and whether there is a user on the console. It is intended for use with a load balancing system, and is particularly useful for such things as UNIX clusters for remote login where a traditional hardware load balancing solution doesn’t work as well.
No load balancing system is included in this package, only the client daemon and a simple Perl script to query it. No security or access control is done by the daemon, so access control must be done via iptables, a firewall, or an equivalent system.
There are three methods to install lbcd 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 lbcd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lbcd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lbcd
Install lbcd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lbcd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lbcd
Install lbcd 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 lbcd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lbcd
How To Uninstall lbcd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lbcd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lbcd
Uninstall lbcd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lbcd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lbcd
Remove lbcd Configurations and Data
To remove lbcd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lbcd
Remove lbcd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lbcd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lbcd
Dependencies
lbcd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lbcd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.