How To Install nut-powerman-pdu on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-powerman-pdu on Debian 9.
What is nut-powerman-pdu
nut-powerman-pdu 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 powerman-pdu, which allows NUT clients to communicate with the PowerMan daemon to support PDUs.
There are three methods to install nut-powerman-pdu on Debian 9. 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-powerman-pdu 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-powerman-pdu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nut-powerman-pdu
Install nut-powerman-pdu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nut-powerman-pdu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nut-powerman-pdu
Install nut-powerman-pdu 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 nut-powerman-pdu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nut-powerman-pdu
How To Uninstall nut-powerman-pdu on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nut-powerman-pdu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nut-powerman-pdu
Uninstall nut-powerman-pdu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nut-powerman-pdu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nut-powerman-pdu
Remove nut-powerman-pdu Configurations and Data
To remove nut-powerman-pdu configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nut-powerman-pdu
Remove nut-powerman-pdu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nut-powerman-pdu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nut-powerman-pdu
Dependencies
nut-powerman-pdu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-powerman-pdu package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.