How to Install and Uninstall ngetty Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "ngetty" package

This is a short guide on how to install ngetty on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ngetty
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ngetty" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ngetty on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ngetty
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ngetty package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: ngetty
Source: ngetty (1.1-3.1)
Version: 1.1-3.1+b10
Installed-Size: 85
Maintainer: NIIBE Yutaka
Architecture: amd64
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Description: getty replacement - one single daemon for all consoles
Description-md5: c73b9c1b215bd1b69736b2c33f81cf08
Homepage: http://riemann.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/ngetty/
Built-Using: dietlibc (= 0.34~cvs20160606-10)
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, role::program
Section: comm
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ngetty/ngetty_1.1-3.1+b10_amd64.deb
Size: 24636
MD5sum: 4f3e40296da3b87621e5449244cb2c74
SHA256: 26f1035a93c2c64efc66d4d01eb5c88b0b929c2ac4baf5469dd59ea2b5209819