How To Install rcconf on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcconf on Debian 12.
What is rcconf
rcconf is:
This tool configures system services in connection with system runlevels. It turns on/off services using the scripts in /etc/init.d/. Rcconf works with System-V style runlevel configuration. It is a TUI(Text User Interface) frontend to the update-rc.d command.
There are three methods to install rcconf 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 rcconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rcconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rcconf
Install rcconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rcconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rcconf
Install rcconf 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 rcconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rcconf
How To Uninstall rcconf on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rcconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rcconf
Uninstall rcconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rcconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rcconf
Remove rcconf Configurations and Data
To remove rcconf configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rcconf
Remove rcconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rcconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rcconf
Dependencies
rcconf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcconf package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.