How To Install cloudkitty-api on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudkitty-api on Debian 11.
What is cloudkitty-api
cloudkitty-api is:
CloudKitty aims at filling the gap between metrics collection systems like ceilometer and a billing system.
Every metrics are collected, aggregated and processed through different rating modules. You can then query CloudKitty’s storage to retrieve processed data and easily generate reports.
Most parts of CloudKitty are modular so you can easily extend the base code to address your particular use case.
This package contains the Cloudkitty API server.
There are three methods to install cloudkitty-api 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 cloudkitty-api Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cloudkitty-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cloudkitty-api
Install cloudkitty-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cloudkitty-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cloudkitty-api
Install cloudkitty-api 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 cloudkitty-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cloudkitty-api
How To Uninstall cloudkitty-api on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cloudkitty-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cloudkitty-api
Uninstall cloudkitty-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cloudkitty-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloudkitty-api
Remove cloudkitty-api Configurations and Data
To remove cloudkitty-api configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cloudkitty-api
Remove cloudkitty-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cloudkitty-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloudkitty-api
Dependencies
cloudkitty-api have the following dependencies:
- adduser
- cloudkitty-common
- debconf
- python3-openstackclient
- python3-pastescript
- q-text-as-data
- uwsgi-plugin-python3
- debconf
- lsb-base
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudkitty-api package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.