How To Install go-dqlite on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install go-dqlite on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is go-dqlite
go-dqlite is:
Go-dqlite is a pure-Go dqlite client implementation. 2 binaries are provided:
- dqlite-demo, a demo dqlite application, which exposes a simple key/value store over an HTTP API,
- dqlite, a basic SQLite-like dqlite shell which supports normal SQL queries plus the sp ecial .cluster and .leader commands to inspect the cluster members and the current leader.
There are three methods to install go-dqlite on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install go-dqlite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install go-dqlite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install go-dqlite
Install go-dqlite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install go-dqlite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install go-dqlite
Install go-dqlite 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 go-dqlite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install go-dqlite
How To Uninstall go-dqlite on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the go-dqlite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove go-dqlite
Uninstall go-dqlite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall go-dqlite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove go-dqlite
Remove go-dqlite Configurations and Data
To remove go-dqlite configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge go-dqlite
Remove go-dqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove go-dqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge go-dqlite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install go-dqlite package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
