How To Install libgetdata-tools on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata-tools on Debian 11. libgetdata-tools is library to read/write dirfile data - extra tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata-tools on Debian 11.

What is libgetdata-tools

libgetdata-tools is:

The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.

There are three methods to install libgetdata-tools 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 libgetdata-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgetdata-tools

Install libgetdata-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgetdata-tools

Install libgetdata-tools 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 libgetdata-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgetdata-tools

How To Uninstall libgetdata-tools on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgetdata-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgetdata-tools

Uninstall libgetdata-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdata-tools

Remove libgetdata-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdata-tools

Remove libgetdata-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdata-tools

Dependencies

libgetdata-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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