Install and configure telnet on fresh Debian install

Install (download) telnet

Install telnet with the apt-get utility as shown below:

$ apt-get install telnetd

Configure telnet

Upon install the telnet server is enabled

$ cat /etc/inetd.conf

To start telnet server issue command below.

$ /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
$
$ netstat -a | grep telnet