How To Install spinner on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spinner on Debian 9.
What is spinner
spinner is:
spinner sends small packets (null packets or a fancy ASCII spin fan with motion) to keep a link up.
It is the perfect application to keep alive a connection over routers which disconnect a link after some idle time.
There are three methods to install spinner on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install spinner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install spinner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spinner
Install spinner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spinner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spinner
Install spinner 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 spinner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spinner
How To Uninstall spinner on Debian 9
To uninstall only the spinner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spinner
Uninstall spinner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spinner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spinner
Remove spinner Configurations and Data
To remove spinner configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spinner
Remove spinner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spinner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spinner
Dependencies
spinner have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spinner package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.