How To Install rwall on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rwall on Ubuntu.
What is rwall
rwall is:
The rwall command sends a message to the users logged into the specified host. The message to be sent can be typed in and terminated with EOF or it can be in a file.
There are three methods to install rwall on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rwall Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rwall using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rwall
Install rwall Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rwall using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rwall
Install rwall 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 rwall using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rwall
How To Uninstall rwall on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the rwall package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rwall
Uninstall rwall And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rwall and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rwall
Remove rwall Configurations and Data
To remove rwall configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rwall
Remove rwall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rwall configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rwall
Dependencies
rwall have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rwall package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.