How To Install ipmitool on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipmitool on Debian 9.
What is ipmitool
ipmitool is:
A utility for managing and configuring devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface. IPMI is an open standard for monitoring, logging, recovery, inventory, and control of hardware that is implemented independent of the main CPU, BIOS, and OS. The service processor (or Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) is the brain behind platform management and its primary purpose is to handle the autonomous sensor monitoring and event logging features.
The ipmitool program provides a simple command-line interface to this BMC. It features the ability to read the sensor data repository (SDR) and print sensor values, display the contents of the System Event Log (SEL), print Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory information, read and set LAN configuration parameters, and perform remote chassis power control.
This package contains the daemon.
There are three methods to install ipmitool on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ipmitool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipmitool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipmitool
Install ipmitool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipmitool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipmitool
Install ipmitool 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 ipmitool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipmitool
How To Uninstall ipmitool on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ipmitool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipmitool
Uninstall ipmitool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipmitool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipmitool
Remove ipmitool Configurations and Data
To remove ipmitool configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipmitool
Remove ipmitool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipmitool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipmitool
Dependencies
ipmitool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipmitool package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.