How To Install plc-utils-extra on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install plc-utils-extra on Debian 12.
What is plc-utils-extra
plc-utils-extra is:
Additional tools and utilities that might be of use to hardware engineers and software developers working with Atheros Powerline chipsets and the HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV protocols (IEEE-802.3).
There are three methods to install plc-utils-extra 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 plc-utils-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install plc-utils-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install plc-utils-extra
Install plc-utils-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install plc-utils-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install plc-utils-extra
Install plc-utils-extra 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 plc-utils-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install plc-utils-extra
How To Uninstall plc-utils-extra on Debian 12
To uninstall only the plc-utils-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove plc-utils-extra
Uninstall plc-utils-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall plc-utils-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove plc-utils-extra
Remove plc-utils-extra Configurations and Data
To remove plc-utils-extra configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge plc-utils-extra
Remove plc-utils-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove plc-utils-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plc-utils-extra
Dependencies
plc-utils-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install plc-utils-extra package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
