How To Install tftp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tftp on Debian 12.
What is tftp
tftp is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install tftp 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 tftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tftp
Install tftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tftp
Install tftp 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 tftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tftp
How To Uninstall tftp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tftp
Uninstall tftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tftp
Remove tftp Configurations and Data
To remove tftp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tftp
Remove tftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tftp
Dependencies
tftp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tftp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
