How To Install nwall on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nwall on Debian 12.
What is nwall
nwall is:
nwall is a system-local chat program based on BSD wall. It logs chat, as well as providing opt-out lockfiles for users who want to be alerted to system walls, but don’t want to be distracted by the nwall chatter.
There are three methods to install nwall 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 nwall Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nwall using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nwall
Install nwall Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nwall using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nwall
Install nwall 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 nwall using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nwall
How To Uninstall nwall on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nwall package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nwall
Uninstall nwall And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nwall and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nwall
Remove nwall Configurations and Data
To remove nwall configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nwall
Remove nwall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nwall configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nwall
Dependencies
nwall have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nwall package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.