How To Install netselect on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netselect on Debian 12.
What is netselect
netselect is:
This package provides a utility that can perform parallelized tests on distant servers using either UDP traceroutes or ICMP queries.
It can process a (possibly very long) list of servers, and choose the fastest/closest one automatically.
There are three methods to install netselect 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 netselect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netselect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netselect
Install netselect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netselect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netselect
Install netselect 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 netselect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netselect
How To Uninstall netselect on Debian 12
To uninstall only the netselect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netselect
Uninstall netselect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netselect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netselect
Remove netselect Configurations and Data
To remove netselect configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netselect
Remove netselect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netselect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netselect
Dependencies
netselect have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netselect package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
