How To Install libnutscan-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutscan-dev on Debian 11. libnutscan-dev is network UPS tools - development files for the scanner library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutscan-dev on Debian 11.

What is libnutscan-dev

libnutscan-dev 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 development files for the scanner library.

There are three methods to install libnutscan-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnutscan-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnutscan-dev

Install libnutscan-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnutscan-dev

Install libnutscan-dev 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 libnutscan-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnutscan-dev

How To Uninstall libnutscan-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libnutscan-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnutscan-dev

Uninstall libnutscan-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnutscan-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnutscan-dev

Remove libnutscan-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnutscan-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnutscan-dev

Remove libnutscan-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnutscan-dev

Dependencies

libnutscan-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutscan-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.