How To Install rinetd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rinetd on Debian 12.
What is rinetd
rinetd is:
rinetd redirects TCP or UDP connections from one IP address and port to another, with basic IP-based access control.
rinetd is a single-process server which handles any number of connections to the address/port pairs specified in the file /etc/rinetd.conf. Since rinetd runs as a single process using nonblocking I/O, it is able to redirect a large number of connections without a severe impact on the machine. This makes it practical to run services on machines inside an IP masquerading firewall.
There are three methods to install rinetd 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 rinetd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rinetd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rinetd
Install rinetd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rinetd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rinetd
Install rinetd 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 rinetd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rinetd
How To Uninstall rinetd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rinetd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rinetd
Uninstall rinetd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rinetd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rinetd
Remove rinetd Configurations and Data
To remove rinetd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rinetd
Remove rinetd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rinetd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rinetd
Dependencies
rinetd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rinetd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.