How To Install libnutclient2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libnutclient2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libnutclient2 is network UPS tools - new client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutclient2 on Debian 12.

What is libnutclient2

libnutclient2 is:

Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a client/server monitoring system that allows computers to share uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and power distribution unit (PDU) hardware. Clients access the hardware through the server, and are notified whenever the power status changes.

This package provides the new shared client library.

There are three methods to install libnutclient2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnutclient2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnutclient2

Install libnutclient2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnutclient2

Install libnutclient2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnutclient2

How To Uninstall libnutclient2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libnutclient2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnutclient2

Uninstall libnutclient2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnutclient2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnutclient2

Remove libnutclient2 Configurations and Data

To remove libnutclient2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnutclient2

Remove libnutclient2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnutclient2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnutclient2

Dependencies

libnutclient2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutclient2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.