How To Install libgetdata7 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata7 on Debian 9. libgetdata7 is library to read/write dirfile data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata7 on Debian 9.

What is libgetdata7

libgetdata7 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 libgetdata7 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 libgetdata7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgetdata7

Install libgetdata7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgetdata7

Install libgetdata7 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 libgetdata7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgetdata7

How To Uninstall libgetdata7 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgetdata7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgetdata7

Uninstall libgetdata7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgetdata7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdata7

Remove libgetdata7 Configurations and Data

To remove libgetdata7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdata7

Remove libgetdata7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgetdata7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdata7

Dependencies

libgetdata7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.