How To Install knutclient on Debian 10

Learn how to install knutclient on Debian 10 with this tutorial. knutclient is KDE GUI that displays UPS statistics from NUTs upsd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install knutclient on Debian 10.

What is knutclient

knutclient is:

KNutClient monitors UPS statistics through the NUT (Network UPS Tools, http://www.networkupstools.org/) framework on Linux and other systems. This information, presented in a nice visual format, can be invaluable on stations using an UPS.

There are three methods to install knutclient 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 knutclient Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install knutclient

Install knutclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install knutclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install knutclient

Install knutclient 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 knutclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install knutclient

How To Uninstall knutclient on Debian 10

To uninstall only the knutclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove knutclient

Uninstall knutclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall knutclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove knutclient

Remove knutclient Configurations and Data

To remove knutclient configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge knutclient

Remove knutclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge knutclient

Dependencies

knutclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install knutclient package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.