How To Install rstat-client on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rstat-client on Debian 11.
What is rstat-client
rstat-client is:
This package contains rup(1) and rsysinfo(1), clients for rstatd.
There are three methods to install rstat-client on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rstat-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 rstat-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rstat-client
Install rstat-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rstat-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rstat-client
Install rstat-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rstat-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rstat-client
How To Uninstall rstat-client on Debian 11
To uninstall only the rstat-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rstat-client
Uninstall rstat-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rstat-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rstat-client
Remove rstat-client Configurations and Data
To remove rstat-client configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rstat-client
Remove rstat-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rstat-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rstat-client
Dependencies
rstat-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rstat-client package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.