How To Install flamethrowerd on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install flamethrower

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is flamethrowerd and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install flamethrowerd on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install flamethrowerd using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install flamethrowerd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install flamethrower

Install flamethrowerd using apt

Because flamethrowerd is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install flamethrowerd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install flamethrower

Install flamethrowerd 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install flamethrowerd by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flamethrower

How to upgrade (update) a single package flamethrowerd using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the flamethrowerd, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install flamethrower

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install flamethrower

How To Uninstall flamethrowerd from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the flamethrowerd package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove flamethrower

Uninstall flamethrowerd and all its dependencies

To uninstall flamethrowerd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flamethrower

Remove flamethrowerd with all configurations and data

To remove flamethrowerd configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge flamethrower

Remove flamethrowerd completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to flamethrowerd package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flamethrower

Extra info and code examples

Flamethrower is intended to be an easy to use multicast file distribution system. It was created to add multicast install capabilities to SystemImager, but was designed to be fully functional as a stand-alone package. Notable characteristics: 1) Works with entire directory hierarchies of files, not just single files. 2) Uses a server configuration file that takes module entries that are similar to those used by rsyncd.conf. 3) Flamethrower is an on-demand system. The multicast of a module is initiated when a client connects, but waits MIN_WAIT (conf file) for other clients to connect. If other clients try to connect after a cast has been initiated, they simply wait until that cast has finished, and catch the next one when it begins. 4) The udpcast package is used as the multicast transport, and offers a gob and a half of tuning parameters.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install flamethrowerd using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the flamethrowerd from Ubuntu 22.04.

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