How To Install egctl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install egctl on Debian 11.
What is egctl
egctl is:
program to control the state of EnerGenie Programmable surge protector with LAN interface. It uses native EG-PMS-LAN data exchange protocol version 2.0 or 2.1, not HTTP.
There are three methods to install egctl 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 egctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install egctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install egctl
Install egctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install egctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install egctl
Install egctl 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 egctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install egctl
How To Uninstall egctl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the egctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove egctl
Uninstall egctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall egctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove egctl
Remove egctl Configurations and Data
To remove egctl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge egctl
Remove egctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove egctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge egctl
Dependencies
egctl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install egctl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.