How To Install s3270 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install s3270 on Debian 10.
What is s3270
s3270 is:
s3270 opens a telnet connection to an IBM mainframe host, then allows a script to control the host login session.
s3270 implements RFCs 2355 (TN3270E), 1576 (TN3270), and 1646 (LU name selection), and supports IND$FILE file transfer.
There are three methods to install s3270 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install s3270 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install s3270 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install s3270
Install s3270 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install s3270 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install s3270
Install s3270 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 s3270 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install s3270
How To Uninstall s3270 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the s3270 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove s3270
Uninstall s3270 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall s3270 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove s3270
Remove s3270 Configurations and Data
To remove s3270 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge s3270
Remove s3270 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove s3270 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge s3270
Dependencies
s3270 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install s3270 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.