How To Install acpi-call-dkms on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi-call-dkms on Debian 10.
What is acpi-call-dkms
acpi-call-dkms is:
Kernel module that enables you to call ACPI methods by writing the method name followed by arguments to /proc/acpi/call.
It allows you to tamper with your system and should be used with caution.
There are three methods to install acpi-call-dkms 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 acpi-call-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install acpi-call-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install acpi-call-dkms
Install acpi-call-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install acpi-call-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install acpi-call-dkms
Install acpi-call-dkms 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 acpi-call-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install acpi-call-dkms
How To Uninstall acpi-call-dkms on Debian 10
To uninstall only the acpi-call-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove acpi-call-dkms
Uninstall acpi-call-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall acpi-call-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove acpi-call-dkms
Remove acpi-call-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove acpi-call-dkms configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge acpi-call-dkms
Remove acpi-call-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove acpi-call-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge acpi-call-dkms
Dependencies
acpi-call-dkms have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi-call-dkms package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.