How To Install zephyr-server on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zephyr-server on Debian 9.
What is zephyr-server
zephyr-server is:
Zephyr is derived from the original Project Athena ‘Instant Message’ system and allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
This package provides the server for the messaging service, which maintains a location and subscription database for all the receiving clients. All zephyrgrams are sent to the server to be routed to the intended recipient. Only one server is required for a group of clients.
There are three methods to install zephyr-server 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 zephyr-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zephyr-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zephyr-server
Install zephyr-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zephyr-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zephyr-server
Install zephyr-server 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 zephyr-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zephyr-server
How To Uninstall zephyr-server on Debian 9
To uninstall only the zephyr-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zephyr-server
Uninstall zephyr-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zephyr-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zephyr-server
Remove zephyr-server Configurations and Data
To remove zephyr-server configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zephyr-server
Remove zephyr-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zephyr-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zephyr-server
Dependencies
zephyr-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zephyr-server package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.