How To Install 4store on Debian 10

Learn how to install 4store on Debian 10 with this tutorial. 4store is RDF database storage and query engine – database daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 4store on Debian 10.

What is 4store

4store is:

4store is a database storage and query engine that holds RDF data.

4store’s main strengths are its performance, scalability and stability. It does not provide many features over and above RDF storage and SPARQL queries, but if your are looking for a scalable, secure, fast and efficient RDF store, then 4store should be on your shortlist.

This package contains the database daemon and related utilities.

There are three methods to install 4store on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 4store Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install 4store using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 4store

Install 4store Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install 4store using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 4store

Install 4store 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 4store using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 4store

How To Uninstall 4store on Debian 10

To uninstall only the 4store package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 4store

Uninstall 4store And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 4store and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 4store

Remove 4store Configurations and Data

To remove 4store configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 4store

Remove 4store configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 4store configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 4store

Dependencies

4store have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 4store package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.