How To Install gnocchi-api on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnocchi-api on Debian 9. gnocchi-api is Metric as a Service - API daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnocchi-api on Debian 9.

What is gnocchi-api

gnocchi-api is:

Gnocchi is a service for managing a set of resources and storing metrics about them, in a scalable and resilient way. Its functionalities are exposed over an HTTP REST API.

This package contains the API server.

There are three methods to install gnocchi-api on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gnocchi-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 gnocchi-api using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnocchi-api

Install gnocchi-api Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnocchi-api

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnocchi-api

How To Uninstall gnocchi-api on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gnocchi-api

Uninstall gnocchi-api And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnocchi-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnocchi-api

Remove gnocchi-api Configurations and Data

To remove gnocchi-api configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnocchi-api

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

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

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

Dependencies

gnocchi-api have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnocchi-api package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.