How To Install pwrkap on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pwrkap on Debian 10.
What is pwrkap
pwrkap is:
pwrkap is a set of utilities that monitor computer energy consumption and enforces an upper limit on the amount of power consumed by the computer at any given time.
This package contains the core system, and the Command Line Interface (CLI) tools.
There are three methods to install pwrkap on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pwrkap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pwrkap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pwrkap
Install pwrkap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pwrkap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pwrkap
Install pwrkap 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 pwrkap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pwrkap
How To Uninstall pwrkap on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pwrkap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pwrkap
Uninstall pwrkap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pwrkap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pwrkap
Remove pwrkap Configurations and Data
To remove pwrkap configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pwrkap
Remove pwrkap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pwrkap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pwrkap
Dependencies
pwrkap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pwrkap package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
