How To Install rhnsd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rhnsd on Debian 9.
What is rhnsd
rhnsd is:
periodically runs rhn_check which will check for and execute queued actions on Red Hat Network or Spacewalk servers.
There are three methods to install rhnsd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rhnsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rhnsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rhnsd
Install rhnsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rhnsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rhnsd
Install rhnsd 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 rhnsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rhnsd
How To Uninstall rhnsd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rhnsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rhnsd
Uninstall rhnsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rhnsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rhnsd
Remove rhnsd Configurations and Data
To remove rhnsd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rhnsd
Remove rhnsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rhnsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rhnsd
Dependencies
rhnsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rhnsd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.