How To Install rsh-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsh-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rsh-client
rsh-client is:
This package contains rsh, rcp and rlogin.
There are three methods to install rsh-client 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 rsh-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rsh-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsh-client
Install rsh-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsh-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsh-client
Install rsh-client 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 rsh-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsh-client
How To Uninstall rsh-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rsh-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsh-client
Uninstall rsh-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsh-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsh-client
Remove rsh-client Configurations and Data
To remove rsh-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsh-client
Remove rsh-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsh-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsh-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsh-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
