How To Install netlabel-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netlabel-tools on Debian 12.
What is netlabel-tools
netlabel-tools is:
The NetLabel management utility, netlabelctl, is a command line program designed to allow system administrators to configure the NetLabel system in the kernel.
This package requires that the running kernel supports NETLABEL.
There are three methods to install netlabel-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install netlabel-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netlabel-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netlabel-tools
Install netlabel-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netlabel-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netlabel-tools
Install netlabel-tools 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 netlabel-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netlabel-tools
How To Uninstall netlabel-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the netlabel-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netlabel-tools
Uninstall netlabel-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netlabel-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netlabel-tools
Remove netlabel-tools Configurations and Data
To remove netlabel-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netlabel-tools
Remove netlabel-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netlabel-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netlabel-tools
Dependencies
netlabel-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netlabel-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
