How To Install sredird 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 sredird on Ubuntu.
What is sredird
sredird is:
Sredird is a serial port redirector that is compliant with the RFC 2217 “Telnet Com Port Control Option” protocol. This protocol lets you share a serial port through the network.
There are three methods to install sredird 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 sredird Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sredird using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sredird
Install sredird Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sredird using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sredird
Install sredird 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 sredird using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sredird
How To Uninstall sredird on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sredird package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sredird
Uninstall sredird And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sredird and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sredird
Remove sredird Configurations and Data
To remove sredird configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sredird
Remove sredird configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sredird configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sredird
Dependencies
sredird have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sredird package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.