How To Install remote-tty on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install remote-tty on Ubuntu 20.04. remote-tty is multiuser tip/cu replacement with logging

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install remote-tty on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is remote-tty

remote-tty is:

This is Paul Vixie’s rtty serial console tool. It allows runs a server per port which then support multiple connections at time from “tip”/“cu”-like clients. It also supports logging of output from the port, even when no client is connected. This can be invaluable for post mortem diagnosis of crashes of serial consoled machines.

There are three methods to install remote-tty 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 remote-tty Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install remote-tty

Install remote-tty Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install remote-tty

Install remote-tty 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 remote-tty using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install remote-tty

How To Uninstall remote-tty on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the remote-tty package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove remote-tty

Uninstall remote-tty And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove remote-tty

Remove remote-tty Configurations and Data

To remove remote-tty configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge remote-tty

Remove remote-tty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remote-tty

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Summary

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