How To Install rwalld 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 rwalld on Ubuntu.
What is rwalld
rwalld is:
rpc.rwalld is a server which will send a message to users currently logged in to the system. This server invokes the wall(1) command to actually write the messages to the system.
There are three methods to install rwalld 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 rwalld Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rwalld using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rwalld
Install rwalld Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rwalld using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rwalld
Install rwalld 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 rwalld using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rwalld
How To Uninstall rwalld on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the rwalld package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rwalld
Uninstall rwalld And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rwalld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rwalld
Remove rwalld Configurations and Data
To remove rwalld configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rwalld
Remove rwalld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rwalld configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rwalld
Dependencies
rwalld have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rwalld package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.