How To Install hcloud-cli on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hcloud-cli on Debian 12.
What is hcloud-cli
hcloud-cli is:
hcloud-cli is a command-line interface for interacting with Hetzner Cloud.
The Hetzner Cloud API operates over HTTPS and uses JSON as its data format. The API is a RESTful API and utilizes HTTP methods and HTTP status codes to specify requests and responses.
There are three methods to install hcloud-cli 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 hcloud-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hcloud-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hcloud-cli
Install hcloud-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hcloud-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hcloud-cli
Install hcloud-cli 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 hcloud-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hcloud-cli
How To Uninstall hcloud-cli on Debian 12
To uninstall only the hcloud-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hcloud-cli
Uninstall hcloud-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hcloud-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hcloud-cli
Remove hcloud-cli Configurations and Data
To remove hcloud-cli configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hcloud-cli
Remove hcloud-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hcloud-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hcloud-cli
Dependencies
hcloud-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hcloud-cli package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.