How To Install nut-ipmi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-ipmi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nut-ipmi
nut-ipmi 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 currently provides nut-ipmipsu, a driver which allows the user to monitor IPMI power supply units (PSU) found in servers of popular brands, such as Dell, HP, IBM. It adds an IPMI interface to the core NUT system.
There are three methods to install nut-ipmi 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 nut-ipmi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nut-ipmi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nut-ipmi
Install nut-ipmi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nut-ipmi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nut-ipmi
Install nut-ipmi 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 nut-ipmi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nut-ipmi
How To Uninstall nut-ipmi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nut-ipmi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nut-ipmi
Uninstall nut-ipmi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nut-ipmi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nut-ipmi
Remove nut-ipmi Configurations and Data
To remove nut-ipmi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nut-ipmi
Remove nut-ipmi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nut-ipmi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nut-ipmi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-ipmi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
