How To Install libpowercap0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpowercap0 on Debian 12.
What is libpowercap0
libpowercap0 is:
This library provides methods to access the Linux kernel powercap interface. It exposes functions for direct access to sysfs files, as well as an abstraction to discover and operate on Intel RAPL power zones.
There are three methods to install libpowercap0 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 libpowercap0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpowercap0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpowercap0
Install libpowercap0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpowercap0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpowercap0
Install libpowercap0 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 libpowercap0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpowercap0
How To Uninstall libpowercap0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpowercap0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpowercap0
Uninstall libpowercap0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpowercap0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpowercap0
Remove libpowercap0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpowercap0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpowercap0
Remove libpowercap0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpowercap0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpowercap0
Dependencies
libpowercap0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpowercap0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
