How To Install udpcast on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install udpcast on Debian 12.
What is udpcast
udpcast is:
UDPcast can send data simultaneously to many destinations on a LAN. This can be used, for example, to install entire classrooms of PCs at once. The advantage of UDPcast over other methods (such as NFS, FTP, etc.) is that UDPcast uses Ethernet??s multicast abilities, which means it won??t take longer to install 15 machines than it would to install just two.
There are three methods to install udpcast 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 udpcast Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install udpcast using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install udpcast
Install udpcast Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install udpcast using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install udpcast
Install udpcast 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 udpcast using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install udpcast
How To Uninstall udpcast on Debian 12
To uninstall only the udpcast package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove udpcast
Uninstall udpcast And Its Dependencies
To uninstall udpcast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove udpcast
Remove udpcast Configurations and Data
To remove udpcast configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge udpcast
Remove udpcast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove udpcast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge udpcast
Dependencies
udpcast have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install udpcast package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.