How To Install flamethrower on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install flamethrower on Ubuntu 20.04. flamethrower is Multicast file distribution utility

Introduction

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

What is flamethrower

flamethrower is:

Flamethrower is intended to be an easy to use multicast file distribution system. It was created to add multicast install capabilities to SystemImager, but was designed to be fully functional as a stand-alone package.

Notable characteristics:

  1. Works with entire directory hierarchies of files, not just single files.
  2. Uses a server configuration file that takes module entries that are similar to those used by rsyncd.conf.
  3. Flamethrower is an on-demand system. The multicast of a module is initiated when a client connects, but waits MIN_WAIT (conf file) for other clients to connect. If other clients try to connect after a cast has been initiated, they simply wait until that cast has finished, and catch the next one when it begins.
  4. The udpcast package is used as the multicast transport, and offers a gob and a half of tuning parameters.

There are three methods to install flamethrower 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 flamethrower Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install flamethrower

Install flamethrower Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install flamethrower

Install flamethrower 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 flamethrower using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flamethrower

How To Uninstall flamethrower on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove flamethrower

Uninstall flamethrower And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flamethrower

Remove flamethrower Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge flamethrower

Remove flamethrower configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flamethrower

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Summary

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