How To Install cloudkitty-api on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudkitty-api on Debian 11. cloudkitty-api is OpenStack Rating as a Service - API server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudkitty-api on Debian 11.

What is cloudkitty-api

cloudkitty-api is:

CloudKitty aims at filling the gap between metrics collection systems like ceilometer and a billing system.

Every metrics are collected, aggregated and processed through different rating modules. You can then query CloudKitty’s storage to retrieve processed data and easily generate reports.

Most parts of CloudKitty are modular so you can easily extend the base code to address your particular use case.

This package contains the Cloudkitty API server.

There are three methods to install cloudkitty-api on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cloudkitty-api Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cloudkitty-api using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cloudkitty-api

Install cloudkitty-api Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cloudkitty-api using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cloudkitty-api

Install cloudkitty-api 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 cloudkitty-api using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cloudkitty-api

How To Uninstall cloudkitty-api on Debian 11

To uninstall only the cloudkitty-api package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cloudkitty-api

Uninstall cloudkitty-api And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cloudkitty-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloudkitty-api

Remove cloudkitty-api Configurations and Data

To remove cloudkitty-api configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cloudkitty-api

Remove cloudkitty-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cloudkitty-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloudkitty-api

Dependencies

cloudkitty-api have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudkitty-api package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.