How To Install pcs on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcs on Debian 12.
What is pcs
pcs is:
pcs is a corosync and pacemaker configuration tool. It permits users to easily view, modify and create pacemaker based clusters.
pcs also provides pcsd, which operates as a GUI and remote server for pcs. Together pcs and pcsd form the recommended configuration tool for use with pacemaker.
There are three methods to install pcs 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 pcs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcs
Install pcs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcs
Install pcs 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 pcs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcs
How To Uninstall pcs on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pcs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcs
Uninstall pcs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcs
Remove pcs Configurations and Data
To remove pcs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcs
Remove pcs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcs
Dependencies
pcs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.