How To Install libzookeeper2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzookeeper2 on Debian 9. libzookeeper2 is C bindings for zookeeper - transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzookeeper2 on Debian 9.

What is libzookeeper2

libzookeeper2 is:

ZooKeeper is a centralized, reliable, service for maintaining configuration information, naming, providing distributed synchronization, and group services. All of these kinds of services are used in some form or another by distributed applications.

Transitional package for renaming of libzookeeper2 -> libzookeeper-mt2.

There are three methods to install libzookeeper2 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 libzookeeper2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzookeeper2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzookeeper2

Install libzookeeper2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzookeeper2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzookeeper2

Install libzookeeper2 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 libzookeeper2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzookeeper2

How To Uninstall libzookeeper2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libzookeeper2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzookeeper2

Uninstall libzookeeper2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzookeeper2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzookeeper2

Remove libzookeeper2 Configurations and Data

To remove libzookeeper2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzookeeper2

Remove libzookeeper2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzookeeper2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzookeeper2

Dependencies

libzookeeper2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzookeeper2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.