How To Install userv-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install userv-utils on Debian 12.
What is userv-utils
userv-utils is:
Several small userv services, which allow certain system configuration actions to be delegated. In each case the service is disabled unless enabled by symlink /etc/userv/services.d/* -> ../services-available/*.
ipif - allow non-root users to create network interfaces ucgi - run CGI programs in providing user’s account mailq - allow users to view the mail queue ndc-reload - allow certain users to reload the nameserver checkpasswd-* - allow users to run a UNIX password check groupmanage - allow users to create and manage a few groups each
There are three methods to install userv-utils 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 userv-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install userv-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install userv-utils
Install userv-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install userv-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install userv-utils
Install userv-utils 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 userv-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install userv-utils
How To Uninstall userv-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the userv-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove userv-utils
Uninstall userv-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall userv-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove userv-utils
Remove userv-utils Configurations and Data
To remove userv-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge userv-utils
Remove userv-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove userv-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge userv-utils
Dependencies
userv-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install userv-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
