How To Install libupsclient6 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient6 on Debian 12.
What is libupsclient6
libupsclient6 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 shared client library.
There are three methods to install libupsclient6 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 libupsclient6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libupsclient6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libupsclient6
Install libupsclient6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libupsclient6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libupsclient6
Install libupsclient6 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 libupsclient6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libupsclient6
How To Uninstall libupsclient6 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libupsclient6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libupsclient6
Uninstall libupsclient6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libupsclient6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupsclient6
Remove libupsclient6 Configurations and Data
To remove libupsclient6 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libupsclient6
Remove libupsclient6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libupsclient6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupsclient6
Dependencies
libupsclient6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient6 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
