How To Install rpcsvc-proto on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpcsvc-proto on Debian 12.
What is rpcsvc-proto
rpcsvc-proto is:
rpcgen is a tool that generates C code to implement an RPC protocol. The input to rpcgen is a language similar to C known as RPC Language (Remote Procedure Call Language).
This package also includes several rpcsvc header files and RPC protocol definitions from SunRPC sources that were previously shipped by glibc.
There are three methods to install rpcsvc-proto 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 rpcsvc-proto Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rpcsvc-proto using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rpcsvc-proto
Install rpcsvc-proto Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rpcsvc-proto using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rpcsvc-proto
Install rpcsvc-proto 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 rpcsvc-proto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rpcsvc-proto
How To Uninstall rpcsvc-proto on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rpcsvc-proto package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rpcsvc-proto
Uninstall rpcsvc-proto And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rpcsvc-proto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rpcsvc-proto
Remove rpcsvc-proto Configurations and Data
To remove rpcsvc-proto configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rpcsvc-proto
Remove rpcsvc-proto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rpcsvc-proto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rpcsvc-proto
Dependencies
rpcsvc-proto have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpcsvc-proto package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
