How To Install mender-connect on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mender-connect on Debian 12.
What is mender-connect
mender-connect is:
This package contains the remote shell access add-on. It enhances the Mender client (mender-client), allowing to log in to the devices remotely and start a shell in a remote terminal session.
There are three methods to install mender-connect 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 mender-connect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mender-connect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mender-connect
Install mender-connect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mender-connect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mender-connect
Install mender-connect 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 mender-connect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mender-connect
How To Uninstall mender-connect on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mender-connect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mender-connect
Uninstall mender-connect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mender-connect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mender-connect
Remove mender-connect Configurations and Data
To remove mender-connect configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mender-connect
Remove mender-connect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mender-connect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mender-connect
Dependencies
mender-connect have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mender-connect package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
