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