How To Install progress-linux-host on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install progress-linux-host on Debian 11.
What is progress-linux-host
progress-linux-host is:
Progress Linux is a Debian derivative distribution focused on system integration.
This package is a metapackage to be installed on a host system (physical or virtual).
There are three methods to install progress-linux-host 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 progress-linux-host Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install progress-linux-host using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install progress-linux-host
Install progress-linux-host Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install progress-linux-host using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install progress-linux-host
Install progress-linux-host 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 progress-linux-host using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install progress-linux-host
How To Uninstall progress-linux-host on Debian 11
To uninstall only the progress-linux-host package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove progress-linux-host
Uninstall progress-linux-host And Its Dependencies
To uninstall progress-linux-host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove progress-linux-host
Remove progress-linux-host Configurations and Data
To remove progress-linux-host configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge progress-linux-host
Remove progress-linux-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove progress-linux-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge progress-linux-host
Dependencies
progress-linux-host have the following dependencies:
- progress-linux-base-system
- cryptsetup-bin
- keyutils
- plymouth
- firmware-linux-free
- spectre-meltdown-checker
- dmidecode
- ethtool
- gpm
- hdparm
- ntp
- nvme-cli
- parted
- rng-tools
- smartmontools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install progress-linux-host package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.