How To Install python-gnocchi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnocchi on Debian 9. python-gnocchi is Metric as a Service - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnocchi on Debian 9.

What is python-gnocchi

python-gnocchi is:

Gnocchi is a service for managing a set of resources and storing metrics about them, in a scalable and resilient way. Its functionalities are exposed over an HTTP REST API.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-gnocchi 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 python-gnocchi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gnocchi

Install python-gnocchi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gnocchi

Install python-gnocchi 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 python-gnocchi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gnocchi

How To Uninstall python-gnocchi on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-gnocchi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gnocchi

Uninstall python-gnocchi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gnocchi

Remove python-gnocchi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gnocchi

Remove python-gnocchi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gnocchi

Dependencies

python-gnocchi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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