How To Install ola on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ola on Debian 12.
What is ola
ola is:
The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects.
The Open Lighting Architecture (OLA) provides a plugin framework for distributing DMX512 control signals.
This package contains olad, the OLA daemon used to control lighting, and a number of command-line tools to control and manipulate olad.
There are three methods to install ola 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 ola Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ola using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ola
Install ola Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ola using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ola
Install ola 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 ola using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ola
How To Uninstall ola on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ola package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ola
Uninstall ola And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ola and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ola
Remove ola Configurations and Data
To remove ola configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ola
Remove ola configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ola configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ola
Dependencies
ola have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libncurses6
- libola1
- libprotobuf32
- libstdc++6
- libtinfo6
- adduser
- libjs-jquery
- libjs-angularjs
- libjs-bootstrap
- lsb-base
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ola package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.