How To Install tcpser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tcpser
tcpser is:
TCPSER turns a PC serial port into an emulated Hayes compatible modem that uses TCP/IP for incoming and outgoing connections. It can be used to allow older applications and systems designed for modem use to operate on the Internet. TCPSER supports all standard Hayes commands, and understands extended and vendor proprietary commands (though it does not implement many of them). TCPSER can be used for both inbound and outbound connections.
There are three methods to install tcpser on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tcpser Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tcpser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcpser
Install tcpser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcpser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcpser
Install tcpser 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tcpser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcpser
How To Uninstall tcpser on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tcpser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcpser
Uninstall tcpser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcpser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcpser
Remove tcpser Configurations and Data
To remove tcpser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcpser
Remove tcpser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcpser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcpser
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
