How To Install libopenipmi-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenipmi-dev on Debian 9. libopenipmi-dev is Intelligent Platform Management Interface - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenipmi-dev on Debian 9.

What is libopenipmi-dev

libopenipmi-dev is:

IPMI allows remote monitoring and remote management of devices.

This package contains the development headers needed for compiling programs against libopenipmi.

There are three methods to install libopenipmi-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenipmi-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 libopenipmi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenipmi-dev

Install libopenipmi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopenipmi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libopenipmi-dev

How To Uninstall libopenipmi-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libopenipmi-dev

Uninstall libopenipmi-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenipmi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenipmi-dev

Remove libopenipmi-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libopenipmi-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenipmi-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libopenipmi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenipmi-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.