How To Install idzebra-2.0-utils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install idzebra-2.0-utils on Debian 9. idzebra-2.0-utils is IDZebra utility programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install idzebra-2.0-utils on Debian 9.

What is idzebra-2.0-utils

idzebra-2.0-utils is:

This package contains IDZebra utilities such as the zebraidx indexer utility and the zebrasrv server.

IDZebra is a high-performance, general-purpose structured text indexing and retrieval engine. It reads structured records in a variety of input formats (eg. email, XML, MARC) and allows access to them through exact boolean search expressions and relevance-ranked free-text queries.

There are three methods to install idzebra-2.0-utils 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 idzebra-2.0-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install idzebra-2.0-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install idzebra-2.0-utils

Install idzebra-2.0-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install idzebra-2.0-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install idzebra-2.0-utils

Install idzebra-2.0-utils 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 idzebra-2.0-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install idzebra-2.0-utils

How To Uninstall idzebra-2.0-utils on Debian 9

To uninstall only the idzebra-2.0-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove idzebra-2.0-utils

Uninstall idzebra-2.0-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall idzebra-2.0-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove idzebra-2.0-utils

Remove idzebra-2.0-utils Configurations and Data

To remove idzebra-2.0-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge idzebra-2.0-utils

Remove idzebra-2.0-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove idzebra-2.0-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge idzebra-2.0-utils

Dependencies

idzebra-2.0-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install idzebra-2.0-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.