How To Install libupsclient4 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient4 on Ubuntu.
What is libupsclient4
libupsclient4 is:
Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a client/server monitoring system that allows computers to share uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and power distribution unit (PDU) hardware. Clients access the hardware through the server, and are notified whenever the power status changes.
This package provides the shared client library.
There are three methods to install libupsclient4 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libupsclient4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libupsclient4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libupsclient4
Install libupsclient4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libupsclient4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libupsclient4
Install libupsclient4 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libupsclient4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libupsclient4
How To Uninstall libupsclient4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libupsclient4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libupsclient4
Uninstall libupsclient4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libupsclient4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupsclient4
Remove libupsclient4 Configurations and Data
To remove libupsclient4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libupsclient4
Remove libupsclient4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libupsclient4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupsclient4
Dependencies
libupsclient4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.