How To Install sleepd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sleepd on Debian 9.
What is sleepd
sleepd is:
This is a daemon to put a laptop to sleep if it is not being used or if the battery is low.
It supports UPower, APM, and ACPI, although external programs must be used to actually put the system to sleep.
There are three methods to install sleepd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sleepd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sleepd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sleepd
Install sleepd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sleepd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sleepd
Install sleepd 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 sleepd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sleepd
How To Uninstall sleepd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the sleepd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sleepd
Uninstall sleepd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sleepd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sleepd
Remove sleepd Configurations and Data
To remove sleepd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sleepd
Remove sleepd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sleepd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sleepd
Dependencies
sleepd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sleepd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.