How To Install mgetty on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty on Debian 10.
What is mgetty
mgetty is:
Mgetty is a versatile program to handle all aspects of a modem under Unix.
The program ‘mgetty’ allows you to use a modem for handling external logins, receiving faxes and using the modem as a answering machine without interfering with outgoing calls.
This package includes basic modem data capabilities. Install mgetty-fax to get the additional functionality for fax. Install mgetty-voice to get the functionality to operate voice modems.
Mgetty is also configurable to select programs other than login for special connections (eg: uucico, fido or other programs) depending on the login userid. It also supports caller-id if the modem and phone line supply it, and can deny connections based on originating telephone number.
There are three methods to install mgetty 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 mgetty Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgetty
Install mgetty Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgetty
Install mgetty 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 mgetty using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgetty
How To Uninstall mgetty on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mgetty package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgetty
Uninstall mgetty And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgetty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgetty
Remove mgetty Configurations and Data
To remove mgetty configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgetty
Remove mgetty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgetty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgetty
Dependencies
mgetty have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.