How To Install hp-search-mac on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hp-search-mac
on Debian 11.
What is hp-search-mac
hp-search-mac is:
This package contains a small utility that can query HP switches for their connection table. It then allow you to search for a MAC address and tell you where it is physically connected (best match first).
The functionality is similar to traceroute but on Ethernet level and only for HP switches.
There are three methods to install hp-search-mac
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 hp-search-mac Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hp-search-mac
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hp-search-mac
Install hp-search-mac Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hp-search-mac
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hp-search-mac
Install hp-search-mac 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 hp-search-mac
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hp-search-mac
How To Uninstall hp-search-mac on Debian 11
To uninstall only the hp-search-mac
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hp-search-mac
Uninstall hp-search-mac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hp-search-mac
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hp-search-mac
Remove hp-search-mac Configurations and Data
To remove hp-search-mac
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hp-search-mac
Remove hp-search-mac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hp-search-mac
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hp-search-mac
Dependencies
hp-search-mac have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hp-search-mac
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.