How To Install apcupsd-cgi on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apcupsd-cgi on Ubuntu 22.04. apcupsd-cgi is APC UPS Power Management (web interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apcupsd-cgi on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is apcupsd-cgi

apcupsd-cgi is:

apcupsd provides UPS power management for APC products, including most BackUPS series models (including USB), SmartUPS V/S, SmartUPS (NET/RM), and Matrix series.

This package contains the web interface.

There are three methods to install apcupsd-cgi on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install apcupsd-cgi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apcupsd-cgi

Install apcupsd-cgi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apcupsd-cgi

Install apcupsd-cgi 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install apcupsd-cgi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apcupsd-cgi

How To Uninstall apcupsd-cgi on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the apcupsd-cgi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apcupsd-cgi

Uninstall apcupsd-cgi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apcupsd-cgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apcupsd-cgi

Remove apcupsd-cgi Configurations and Data

To remove apcupsd-cgi configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apcupsd-cgi

Remove apcupsd-cgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apcupsd-cgi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apcupsd-cgi package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.