How To Install bfh-host on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bfh-host on Debian 12.
What is bfh-host
bfh-host is:
Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) provides Debian-based images and systems to its users and everyone else interested in the form of a Debian Derrivative.
This package is a metapackage to be installed on a host system (physical or virtual).
There are three methods to install bfh-host on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bfh-host Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bfh-host using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bfh-host
Install bfh-host Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bfh-host using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bfh-host
Install bfh-host 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 bfh-host using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bfh-host
How To Uninstall bfh-host on Debian 12
To uninstall only the bfh-host package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bfh-host
Uninstall bfh-host And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bfh-host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bfh-host
Remove bfh-host Configurations and Data
To remove bfh-host configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bfh-host
Remove bfh-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bfh-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bfh-host
Dependencies
bfh-host have the following dependencies:
- bfh-base-system
- cryptsetup-bin
- keyutils
- plymouth
- firmware-linux-free
- knot-resolver
- socat
- spectre-meltdown-checker
- dmidecode
- ethtool
- gpm
- hdparm
- nvme-cli
- parted
- smartmontools
- systemd-timesyncd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bfh-host package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.