How To Install opal-utils on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install opal-utils on Debian 11. opal-utils is OPAL firmware utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opal-utils on Debian 11.

What is opal-utils

opal-utils is:

This package contains utility programs.

The ‘gard’ utility, can read, parse and clear hardware gard partitions on OpenPower platforms.

There are three methods to install opal-utils 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 opal-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install opal-utils

Install opal-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opal-utils

Install opal-utils 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 opal-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opal-utils

How To Uninstall opal-utils on Debian 11

To uninstall only the opal-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opal-utils

Uninstall opal-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opal-utils

Remove opal-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge opal-utils

Remove opal-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opal-utils

Dependencies

opal-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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