How To Install libupsclient-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient-dev on Debian 10.
What is libupsclient-dev
libupsclient-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.
There are three methods to install libupsclient-dev 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 libupsclient-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 libupsclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libupsclient-dev
Install libupsclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libupsclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libupsclient-dev
Install libupsclient-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 libupsclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libupsclient-dev
How To Uninstall libupsclient-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libupsclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libupsclient-dev
Uninstall libupsclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libupsclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupsclient-dev
Remove libupsclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libupsclient-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libupsclient-dev
Remove libupsclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libupsclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupsclient-dev
Dependencies
libupsclient-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.