How To Install xringd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xringd on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xringd
Remove xringd Configurations and Data
To remove xringd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xringd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
