How To Install metastore on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install metastore on Debian 11.
What is metastore
metastore is:
metastore is a tool to store the metadata of files/directories/links in a file tree to a separate file and to later compare and apply the stored metadata to said file tree.
The tool was written as a supplement to git which does not store all metadata, making it unsuitable for e.g. storing /etc in a repo.
metastore can also be helpful in a backup script if you want to create a tarball of a file tree and make sure that “everything” (e.g. xattrs, mtime, owner, group) is stored along with the files.
There are three methods to install metastore on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install metastore Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install metastore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install metastore
Install metastore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install metastore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install metastore
Install metastore 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 metastore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install metastore
How To Uninstall metastore on Debian 11
To uninstall only the metastore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove metastore
Uninstall metastore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall metastore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove metastore
Remove metastore Configurations and Data
To remove metastore configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge metastore
Remove metastore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove metastore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge metastore
Dependencies
metastore have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install metastore package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
