How To Install mpt-status on Debian 10

Learn how to install mpt-status on Debian 10 with this tutorial. mpt-status is get RAID status out of mpt (and other) HW RAID controllers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpt-status on Debian 10.

What is mpt-status

mpt-status is:

The mpt-status software is a query tool to access the running configuration and status of LSI SCSI HBAs. mpt-status allows you to monitor the health and status of your RAID setup.

There are three methods to install mpt-status 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 mpt-status Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mpt-status

Install mpt-status Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mpt-status

Install mpt-status 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 mpt-status using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mpt-status

How To Uninstall mpt-status on Debian 10

To uninstall only the mpt-status package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mpt-status

Uninstall mpt-status And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpt-status

Remove mpt-status Configurations and Data

To remove mpt-status configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mpt-status

Remove mpt-status configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpt-status

Dependencies

mpt-status have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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