How To Install ntp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntp on Debian 12.
What is ntp
ntp is:
This is a dummy transitional package to transition to NTPsec. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install ntp 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 ntp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ntp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ntp
Install ntp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ntp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ntp
Install ntp 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 ntp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ntp
How To Uninstall ntp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ntp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ntp
Uninstall ntp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ntp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ntp
Remove ntp Configurations and Data
To remove ntp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ntp
Remove ntp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ntp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ntp
Dependencies
ntp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
