How To Install google-compute-engine on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-compute-engine on Debian 10.
What is google-compute-engine
google-compute-engine is:
This package contains a set of scripts, configuration, and systemd init files for features specific to the Google Compute Engine cloud environment. These features are Google Compute Engine specific and need to be configured by special daemons provided by this package. Some examples of these services are: configure specific network settings, run startup/shutdown scripts and store user provided ssh keys for machine access.
There are three methods to install google-compute-engine 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 google-compute-engine Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install google-compute-engine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install google-compute-engine
Install google-compute-engine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install google-compute-engine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install google-compute-engine
Install google-compute-engine 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 google-compute-engine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install google-compute-engine
How To Uninstall google-compute-engine on Debian 10
To uninstall only the google-compute-engine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove google-compute-engine
Uninstall google-compute-engine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall google-compute-engine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove google-compute-engine
Remove google-compute-engine Configurations and Data
To remove google-compute-engine configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge google-compute-engine
Remove google-compute-engine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove google-compute-engine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge google-compute-engine
Dependencies
google-compute-engine have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-compute-engine package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.