How To Install tcputils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcputils on Debian 12.
What is tcputils
tcputils is:
This is a collection of programs to facilitate TCP programming in shell-scripts. There is also a small library which makes it somewhat easier to create TCP/IP sockets.
The programs included in this release are:
mini-inetd - small TCP/IP connection dispatcher
tcpbug - TCP/IP connection bugging device
tcpconnect - general TCP/IP client
tcplisten - general TCP/IP server
getpeername - get name of connected TCP/IP peer
There are three methods to install tcputils on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tcputils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tcputils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcputils
Install tcputils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcputils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcputils
Install tcputils 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 tcputils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcputils
How To Uninstall tcputils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tcputils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcputils
Uninstall tcputils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcputils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcputils
Remove tcputils Configurations and Data
To remove tcputils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcputils
Remove tcputils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcputils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcputils
Dependencies
tcputils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcputils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.