How To Install libriemann-client0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libriemann-client0 on Debian 9. libriemann-client0 is C language client library for the Riemann event stream processor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libriemann-client0 on Debian 9.

What is libriemann-client0

libriemann-client0 is:

Riemann is a network event stream processor, intended for analyitics, metrics and alerting; and to glue various monitoring systems together.

This library provides a C language client, with a simple but convenient API, to connect to Riemann, send events and run queries against it.

There are three methods to install libriemann-client0 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 libriemann-client0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libriemann-client0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libriemann-client0

Install libriemann-client0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libriemann-client0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libriemann-client0

Install libriemann-client0 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 libriemann-client0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libriemann-client0

How To Uninstall libriemann-client0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libriemann-client0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libriemann-client0

Uninstall libriemann-client0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libriemann-client0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libriemann-client0

Remove libriemann-client0 Configurations and Data

To remove libriemann-client0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libriemann-client0

Remove libriemann-client0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libriemann-client0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libriemann-client0

Dependencies

libriemann-client0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libriemann-client0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.