How To Install openhpi-plugin-watchdog on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-watchdog on Debian 11.
What is openhpi-plugin-watchdog
openhpi-plugin-watchdog 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 uses the Linux watchdog API.
There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-watchdog 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 openhpi-plugin-watchdog 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-watchdog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-watchdog
Install openhpi-plugin-watchdog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-watchdog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-watchdog
Install openhpi-plugin-watchdog 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 openhpi-plugin-watchdog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-watchdog
How To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-watchdog on Debian 11
To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-watchdog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-watchdog
Uninstall openhpi-plugin-watchdog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openhpi-plugin-watchdog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-watchdog
Remove openhpi-plugin-watchdog Configurations and Data
To remove openhpi-plugin-watchdog configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-watchdog
Remove openhpi-plugin-watchdog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openhpi-plugin-watchdog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-watchdog
Dependencies
openhpi-plugin-watchdog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-watchdog package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.