How To Install xringd on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xringd on Debian 9.

What is xringd

xringd is:

xringd will monitor a serial line for RING signals and activate various commands when specific “ring-delay sequences” are detected.

There are three methods to install xringd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xringd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xringd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xringd

Install xringd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xringd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xringd

Install xringd 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 xringd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xringd

How To Uninstall xringd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xringd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xringd

Uninstall xringd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xringd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xringd

Remove xringd Configurations and Data

To remove xringd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xringd

Remove xringd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xringd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xringd

Dependencies

xringd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• debconf
• debianutils

References

• xringd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xringd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.