How To Install netconfd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netconfd on Debian 12.
What is netconfd
netconfd is:
NETCONF provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
The yuma123 agent is a daemon which listens for incoming NETCONF requests from clients and provides responses.
There are three methods to install netconfd 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 netconfd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netconfd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netconfd
Install netconfd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netconfd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netconfd
Install netconfd 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 netconfd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netconfd
How To Uninstall netconfd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the netconfd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netconfd
Uninstall netconfd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netconfd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netconfd
Remove netconfd Configurations and Data
To remove netconfd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netconfd
Remove netconfd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netconfd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netconfd
Dependencies
netconfd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netconfd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
