How To Install opennds-daemon on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennds-daemon on Debian 12.
What is opennds-daemon
opennds-daemon is:
openNDS controls access to a public Internet connection and offers a simple way to open a Hotspot for wireless networks. It provides a captive portal to inform users about the services and optionally have them acknowledge the terms and conditions of its use.
This package contains the openNDS service daemon.
There are three methods to install opennds-daemon 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 opennds-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opennds-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opennds-daemon
Install opennds-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opennds-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opennds-daemon
Install opennds-daemon 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 opennds-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opennds-daemon
How To Uninstall opennds-daemon on Debian 12
To uninstall only the opennds-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opennds-daemon
Uninstall opennds-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opennds-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opennds-daemon
Remove opennds-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove opennds-daemon configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opennds-daemon
Remove opennds-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opennds-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opennds-daemon
Dependencies
opennds-daemon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennds-daemon package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
