How To Install opal-utils on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opal-utils on Debian 11.
What is opal-utils
opal-utils is:
This package contains utility programs.
The ‘gard’ utility, can read, parse and clear hardware gard partitions on OpenPower platforms.
There are three methods to install opal-utils on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install opal-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opal-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opal-utils
Install opal-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opal-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opal-utils
Install opal-utils 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 opal-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opal-utils
How To Uninstall opal-utils on Debian 11
To uninstall only the opal-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opal-utils
Uninstall opal-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opal-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opal-utils
Remove opal-utils Configurations and Data
To remove opal-utils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opal-utils
Remove opal-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opal-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opal-utils
Dependencies
opal-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opal-utils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.