How To Install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian on Debian 12.
What is network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
network-manager-config-connectivity-debian is:
This package contains a configuration file which enables NetworkManager’s connectivity checking functionality.
NetworkManager will try to connect to a Debian server to determine the connection status.
This is particularly useful for captive portal detection.
No user data is transmitted in the connectivity checks, but merely contacting the Debian connectivity check servers reveals that the user is running a Debian(-based) operating system with NetworkManager.
There are three methods to install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian 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 network-manager-config-connectivity-debian Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
Install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
Install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian 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 network-manager-config-connectivity-debian using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
How To Uninstall network-manager-config-connectivity-debian on Debian 12
To uninstall only the network-manager-config-connectivity-debian package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
Uninstall network-manager-config-connectivity-debian And Its Dependencies
To uninstall network-manager-config-connectivity-debian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
Remove network-manager-config-connectivity-debian Configurations and Data
To remove network-manager-config-connectivity-debian configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
Remove network-manager-config-connectivity-debian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove network-manager-config-connectivity-debian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
Dependencies
network-manager-config-connectivity-debian have the following dependencies:
References
- network-manager-config-connectivity-debian website
- network-manager-config-connectivity-debian on packages.debian.org
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
