How To Install libnutclient-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutclient-dev on Debian 11.
What is libnutclient-dev
libnutclient-dev is:
Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a client/server monitoring system that allows computers to share uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and power distribution unit (PDU) hardware. Clients access the hardware through the server, and are notified whenever the power status changes.
This package provides the development files for the new client library.
There are three methods to install libnutclient-dev 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 libnutclient-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnutclient-dev
Install libnutclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnutclient-dev
Install libnutclient-dev 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 libnutclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnutclient-dev
How To Uninstall libnutclient-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libnutclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnutclient-dev
Uninstall libnutclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnutclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnutclient-dev
Remove libnutclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnutclient-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnutclient-dev
Remove libnutclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnutclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnutclient-dev
Dependencies
libnutclient-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutclient-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.