How To Install plc-utils on Debian 12

Learn how to install plc-utils on Debian 12 with this tutorial. plc-utils is Toolkit for HomePlug Powerline network adapters with Atheros chipsets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plc-utils on Debian 12.

What is plc-utils

plc-utils is:

Utilities for users to query information from and flash firmware to the adapter chipsets.

  • amptool: AR7400 and QCA7450 chipsets.
  • plctool: QCA6410, QCA7000 and QCA7420 chipsets.
  • int6k: INT6000, INT6300 and INT6400 legacy chipsets.

There are three methods to install plc-utils 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 plc-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 plc-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install plc-utils

Install plc-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install plc-utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install plc-utils

How To Uninstall plc-utils on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove plc-utils

Uninstall plc-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall plc-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plc-utils

Remove plc-utils Configurations and Data

To remove plc-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge plc-utils

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

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

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

Dependencies

plc-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plc-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.