How To Install libups-nut-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libups-nut-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libups-nut-perl
libups-nut-perl 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 Perl bindings to connect to NUT server.
There are three methods to install libups-nut-perl 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 libups-nut-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libups-nut-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libups-nut-perl
Install libups-nut-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libups-nut-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libups-nut-perl
Install libups-nut-perl 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 libups-nut-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libups-nut-perl
How To Uninstall libups-nut-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libups-nut-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libups-nut-perl
Uninstall libups-nut-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libups-nut-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libups-nut-perl
Remove libups-nut-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libups-nut-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libups-nut-perl
Remove libups-nut-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libups-nut-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libups-nut-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libups-nut-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
