How To Install lrzsz on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lrzsz on Debian 10.
What is lrzsz
lrzsz is:
Lrzsz is a cosmetically modified zmodem/ymodem/xmodem package built from the public-domain version of Chuck Forsberg’s rzsz package.
These programs use error correcting protocols ({z,x,y}modem) to send (sz, sx, sb) and receive (rz, rx, rb) files over a dial-in serial port from a variety of programs running under various operating systems.
There are three methods to install lrzsz on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lrzsz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lrzsz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lrzsz
Install lrzsz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lrzsz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lrzsz
Install lrzsz 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 lrzsz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lrzsz
How To Uninstall lrzsz on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lrzsz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lrzsz
Uninstall lrzsz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lrzsz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lrzsz
Remove lrzsz Configurations and Data
To remove lrzsz configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lrzsz
Remove lrzsz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lrzsz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lrzsz
Dependencies
lrzsz have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lrzsz package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.