How To Install rsh-server on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsh-server on Debian 12.
What is rsh-server
rsh-server is:
This package contains rexecd, rlogind and rshd.
There are three methods to install rsh-server 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 rsh-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsh-server
Install rsh-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsh-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsh-server
Install rsh-server 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 rsh-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsh-server
How To Uninstall rsh-server on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rsh-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsh-server
Uninstall rsh-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsh-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsh-server
Remove rsh-server Configurations and Data
To remove rsh-server configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsh-server
Remove rsh-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsh-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsh-server
Dependencies
rsh-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsh-server package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
