How To Install librdf-storage-mysql on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf-storage-mysql on Debian 9. librdf-storage-mysql is RDF library, MySQL backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf-storage-mysql on Debian 9.

What is librdf-storage-mysql

librdf-storage-mysql is:

Redland is a library that provides a high-level interface for RDF (Resource Description Framework) implemented in an object-based API. It is modular and supports different RDF/XML parsers, storage mechanisms and other elements. Redland is designed for applications developers to provide RDF support in their applications as well as for RDF developers to experiment with the technology.

This package contains the MySQL storage backend.

There are three methods to install librdf-storage-mysql 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 librdf-storage-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install librdf-storage-mysql

Install librdf-storage-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librdf-storage-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librdf-storage-mysql

Install librdf-storage-mysql 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 librdf-storage-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librdf-storage-mysql

How To Uninstall librdf-storage-mysql on Debian 9

To uninstall only the librdf-storage-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librdf-storage-mysql

Uninstall librdf-storage-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librdf-storage-mysql

Remove librdf-storage-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove librdf-storage-mysql configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librdf-storage-mysql

Remove librdf-storage-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librdf-storage-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librdf-storage-mysql

Dependencies

librdf-storage-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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