How To Install debian-cloud-images-packages on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-cloud-images-packages on Debian 12.
What is debian-cloud-images-packages
debian-cloud-images-packages is:
This empty package contains dependencies on all packages the cloud images need. It helps the release team to make sure those packages are available.
There are three methods to install debian-cloud-images-packages 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 debian-cloud-images-packages Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-cloud-images-packages using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-cloud-images-packages
Install debian-cloud-images-packages Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-cloud-images-packages using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-cloud-images-packages
Install debian-cloud-images-packages 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 debian-cloud-images-packages using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-cloud-images-packages
How To Uninstall debian-cloud-images-packages on Debian 12
To uninstall only the debian-cloud-images-packages package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-cloud-images-packages
Uninstall debian-cloud-images-packages And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-cloud-images-packages and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-cloud-images-packages
Remove debian-cloud-images-packages Configurations and Data
To remove debian-cloud-images-packages configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-cloud-images-packages
Remove debian-cloud-images-packages configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-cloud-images-packages configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-cloud-images-packages
Dependencies
debian-cloud-images-packages have the following dependencies:
- amazon-ec2-utils
- apparmor
- apt-listchanges
- apt-utils
- awscli
- bash-completion
- bind9-host
- ca-certificates
- chrony
- cloud-guest-utils
- cloud-init
- cloud-initramfs-growroot
- curl
- ethtool
- google-compute-engine-oslogin
- google-guest-agent
- grub-cloud-amd64
- hyperv-daemons
- iptables
- iputils-ping
- less
- libnss-resolve
- libpam-systemd
- linux-image-amd64
- linux-image-cloud-amd64
- logrotate
- man-db
- manpages
- nano
- netbase
- netplan.io
- openssh-server
- pciutils
- psmisc
- python3-boto
- reportbug
- rsyslog
- screen
- socat
- sudo
- tcpdump
- traceroute
- unattended-upgrades
- uuid-runtime
- vim
- vim-tiny
- waagent
- whiptail
- xz-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-cloud-images-packages package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.