How To Install nut-server on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-server on Debian 12.
What is nut-server
nut-server 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 NUT’s core system, and the serial and USB UPS drivers.
There are three methods to install nut-server 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 nut-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nut-server
Install nut-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nut-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nut-server
Install nut-server 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-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nut-server
How To Uninstall nut-server on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nut-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nut-server
Uninstall nut-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nut-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nut-server
Remove nut-server Configurations and Data
To remove nut-server configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nut-server
Remove nut-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nut-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nut-server
Dependencies
nut-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-server package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
