How To Install rlinetd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rlinetd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rlinetd
rlinetd is:
rlinetd is designed to replace the BSD inetd. Feature-wise, it is a proper superset of the BSD inetd, including rpc support and both udp and tcp services. In addition, it supports a number of resource limiting features, including full resource limits a la setrlimit(2), renicing, chroot and limited per-service instances. To round out the features stolen from xinetd, it also supports binding to individual interfaces on request, and configurable logging.
There are three methods to install rlinetd on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rlinetd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rlinetd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rlinetd
Install rlinetd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rlinetd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rlinetd
Install rlinetd 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rlinetd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rlinetd
How To Uninstall rlinetd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rlinetd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rlinetd
Uninstall rlinetd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rlinetd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rlinetd
Remove rlinetd Configurations and Data
To remove rlinetd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rlinetd
Remove rlinetd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rlinetd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rlinetd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rlinetd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.