How To Install wmifinfo on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmifinfo on Debian 12.
What is wmifinfo
wmifinfo is:
wmifinfo is a simple applet showing basic network info for all available interfaces. It shows IP address, netmask, gateway and MAC address in a similar way to ifconfig.
There are three methods to install wmifinfo 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 wmifinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmifinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmifinfo
Install wmifinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmifinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmifinfo
Install wmifinfo 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 wmifinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmifinfo
How To Uninstall wmifinfo on Debian 12
To uninstall only the wmifinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmifinfo
Uninstall wmifinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmifinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmifinfo
Remove wmifinfo Configurations and Data
To remove wmifinfo configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmifinfo
Remove wmifinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmifinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmifinfo
Dependencies
wmifinfo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmifinfo package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.