How To Install waagent on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install waagent on Debian 12.
What is waagent
waagent is:
The Windows Azure Linux Agent (waagent) manages VM interaction with the Windows Azure Fabric Controller. It provides the following functionality for IaaS deployments:
- VM Extension
- Inject component authored by Microsoft and Partners into Linux VM (IaaS) to enable software and configuration automation see https://github.com/Azure/azure-linux-extensions
Provisioning is done by cloud-init.
There are three methods to install waagent 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 waagent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install waagent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install waagent
Install waagent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install waagent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install waagent
Install waagent 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 waagent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install waagent
How To Uninstall waagent on Debian 12
To uninstall only the waagent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove waagent
Uninstall waagent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall waagent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove waagent
Remove waagent Configurations and Data
To remove waagent configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge waagent
Remove waagent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove waagent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge waagent
Dependencies
waagent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install waagent package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.