How To Install redmine-mysql on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install redmine-mysql on Debian 9. redmine-mysql is metapackage providing MySQL dependencies for Redmine

Introduction

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

What is redmine-mysql

redmine-mysql is:

This package only provides MySQL dependencies for Redmine, a flexible project management web application. Install this one if you want to use a MySQL database with Redmine.

Redmine package should be installed along with this package.

There are three methods to install redmine-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 redmine-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 redmine-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install redmine-mysql

Install redmine-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install redmine-mysql

Install redmine-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 redmine-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install redmine-mysql

How To Uninstall redmine-mysql on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove redmine-mysql

Uninstall redmine-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove redmine-mysql

Remove redmine-mysql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge redmine-mysql

Remove redmine-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge redmine-mysql

Dependencies

redmine-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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