Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jamnntpd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is jamnntpd
jamnntpd is:
JamNNTPd is an attempt to merge Fidonet technology with modern Usenet
newsreaders. Basically, JamNNTPd is NNTP server that allows newsreaders
to access a JAM messagebase. (If you didn’t understand a word of this, you
may not want to use JamNNTPd anyway).
There are three methods to install jamnntpd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jamnntpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jamnntpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jamnntpd
Install jamnntpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jamnntpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jamnntpd
Install jamnntpd 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 jamnntpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jamnntpd
How To Uninstall jamnntpd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the jamnntpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jamnntpd
Uninstall jamnntpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jamnntpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jamnntpd
Remove jamnntpd Configurations and Data
To remove jamnntpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jamnntpd
Remove jamnntpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jamnntpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jamnntpd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jamnntpd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
