How To Install mbpoll on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbpoll on Debian 11. mbpoll is command line utility to communicate with ModBus slave (RTU or TCP)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbpoll on Debian 11.

What is mbpoll

mbpoll is:

mbpoll uses libmodbus (http://libmodbus.org/). Although the syntax of these options is very close modpoll proconX program, it is a completely independent project.

mbpoll can:

  • read discrete inputs
  • read and write binary outputs (coil)
  • read input registers
  • read and write output registers (holding register)

The reading and writing registers may be in decimal, hexadecimal or floating single precision.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mbpoll

Install mbpoll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mbpoll

Install mbpoll 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 mbpoll using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mbpoll

How To Uninstall mbpoll on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove mbpoll

Uninstall mbpoll And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mbpoll

Remove mbpoll Configurations and Data

To remove mbpoll configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mbpoll

Remove mbpoll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mbpoll

Dependencies

mbpoll have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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