How To Install mgetty-fax on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-fax on Debian 9.
What is mgetty-fax
mgetty-fax is:
The fax subsystem of the mgetty package.
This subsystems has the enhancements that are needed to send and receive faxes with mgetty and a Class 2 faxmodem.
The program ‘mgetty’ allows you to use a fax modem for receiving faxes and handling external logins without interfering with outgoing calls.
There are three methods to install mgetty-fax on Debian 9. 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-fax 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-fax using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgetty-fax
Install mgetty-fax Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty-fax using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgetty-fax
Install mgetty-fax 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-fax using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgetty-fax
How To Uninstall mgetty-fax on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mgetty-fax package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgetty-fax
Uninstall mgetty-fax And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgetty-fax and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgetty-fax
Remove mgetty-fax Configurations and Data
To remove mgetty-fax configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgetty-fax
Remove mgetty-fax configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgetty-fax configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgetty-fax
Dependencies
mgetty-fax have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-fax package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.