How To Install libnutclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnutclient0 is network UPS tools - new client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnutclient0

libnutclient0 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 new shared client library.

There are three methods to install libnutclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnutclient0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnutclient0

Install libnutclient0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnutclient0

Install libnutclient0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnutclient0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnutclient0

How To Uninstall libnutclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnutclient0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnutclient0

Uninstall libnutclient0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnutclient0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnutclient0

Remove libnutclient0 Configurations and Data

To remove libnutclient0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnutclient0

Remove libnutclient0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnutclient0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnutclient0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnutclient0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.