How To Install libopenhpi3 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libopenhpi3 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libopenhpi3 is OpenHPI libraries (runtime and support files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenhpi3 on Debian 10.

What is libopenhpi3

libopenhpi3 is:

OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface specification. (See http://www.saforum.org) As such, OpenHPI facilitates the development of computer manageability applications which are not tied to a single hardware vendor’s products.

This package contains the runtime libraries and support files needed by an application program that uses OpenHPI. As a packaging convenience, this base library also includes the watchdog and simulator plugin modules.

There are three methods to install libopenhpi3 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenhpi3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenhpi3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenhpi3

Install libopenhpi3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenhpi3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenhpi3

Install libopenhpi3 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 libopenhpi3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenhpi3

How To Uninstall libopenhpi3 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libopenhpi3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenhpi3

Uninstall libopenhpi3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenhpi3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenhpi3

Remove libopenhpi3 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenhpi3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenhpi3

Remove libopenhpi3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenhpi3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenhpi3

Dependencies

libopenhpi3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenhpi3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.