How To Install mosh on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mosh on Debian 9.
What is mosh
mosh is:
Mosh is a remote terminal application that supports:
- intermittent network connectivity,
- roaming to different IP address without dropping the connection, and
- intelligent local echo and line editing to reduce the effects of “network lag” on high-latency connections.
There are three methods to install mosh 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 mosh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mosh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mosh
Install mosh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mosh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mosh
Install mosh 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 mosh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mosh
How To Uninstall mosh on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mosh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mosh
Uninstall mosh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mosh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mosh
Remove mosh Configurations and Data
To remove mosh configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mosh
Remove mosh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mosh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mosh
Dependencies
mosh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mosh package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.