How To Install sysrqd on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysrqd
on Debian 11.
What is sysrqd
sysrqd is:
Permits to execute usual SysRq commands by network, like: sync, umount, reboot, poweroff, sak, term, etc.
Its philosophy is to be very responsive under heavy load and try to be somehow reliable. Authentication is made by clear password.
There are three methods to install sysrqd
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 sysrqd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sysrqd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sysrqd
Install sysrqd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sysrqd
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sysrqd
Install sysrqd 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 sysrqd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sysrqd
How To Uninstall sysrqd on Debian 11
To uninstall only the sysrqd
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sysrqd
Uninstall sysrqd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sysrqd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysrqd
Remove sysrqd Configurations and Data
To remove sysrqd
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sysrqd
Remove sysrqd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sysrqd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysrqd
Dependencies
sysrqd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysrqd
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.