How To Install openhpi-plugin-sysfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-sysfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openhpi-plugin-sysfs
openhpi-plugin-sysfs is:
OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface specification. (See http://www.saforum.org) As such, OpenHPI facilitates the development of computer manageability applications which are not tied to a single hardware vendor’s products.
This package contains a plugin module that accesses hardware information presented through the sysfs filesystem.
There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-sysfs 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 openhpi-plugin-sysfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-sysfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-sysfs
Install openhpi-plugin-sysfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-sysfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-sysfs
Install openhpi-plugin-sysfs 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 openhpi-plugin-sysfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-sysfs
How To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-sysfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-sysfs
Uninstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-sysfs
Remove openhpi-plugin-sysfs Configurations and Data
To remove openhpi-plugin-sysfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-sysfs
Remove openhpi-plugin-sysfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openhpi-plugin-sysfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-sysfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-sysfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
