How To Install drdsl on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install drdsl on Ubuntu 20.04. drdsl is DSL Assistant for AVM DSL/ISDN-Controllers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install drdsl on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is drdsl

drdsl is:

The drdsl utility is used to determine the DSL configuration parameters for AVM DSL/ISDN-Controllers.

The package contains the binary of the drdsl utility as distributed from ftp.avm.de.

There are three methods to install drdsl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install drdsl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install drdsl

Install drdsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install drdsl

Install drdsl 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 drdsl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install drdsl

How To Uninstall drdsl on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove drdsl

Uninstall drdsl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall drdsl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove drdsl

Remove drdsl Configurations and Data

To remove drdsl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge drdsl

Remove drdsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge drdsl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install drdsl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.