How To Install opencu on Debian 12

Learn how to install opencu on Debian 12 with this tutorial. opencu is Serial terminal emulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencu on Debian 12.

What is opencu

opencu is:

cu is used to connect to another system over a serial link. In the era before modern networks, it was typically used to connect to a modem in order to dial in to a remote host. It is now frequently used for tasks such as attaching to the serial console of another machine for administrative or debugging purposes.

There are three methods to install opencu 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 opencu Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install opencu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install opencu

Install opencu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install opencu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install opencu

Install opencu 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 opencu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opencu

How To Uninstall opencu on Debian 12

To uninstall only the opencu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opencu

Uninstall opencu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall opencu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opencu

Remove opencu Configurations and Data

To remove opencu configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opencu

Remove opencu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove opencu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opencu

Dependencies

opencu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencu package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.