How To Install gavodachs2-server on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gavodachs2-server on Debian 11. gavodachs2-server is server package of the Virtual Observatory data center suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gavodachs2-server on Debian 11.

What is gavodachs2-server

gavodachs2-server is:

This package sets up a ready-to use VO data center using GAVO’s Data Center Helper Suite (DaCHS), in particular by configuring a postgres database backend. The DaCHS server lets data center operators ingest their astronomical data into structured repositories and publish those to the Virtual Observatory.

There are three methods to install gavodachs2-server 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 gavodachs2-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gavodachs2-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gavodachs2-server

Install gavodachs2-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gavodachs2-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gavodachs2-server

Install gavodachs2-server 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 gavodachs2-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gavodachs2-server

How To Uninstall gavodachs2-server on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gavodachs2-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gavodachs2-server

Uninstall gavodachs2-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gavodachs2-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gavodachs2-server

Remove gavodachs2-server Configurations and Data

To remove gavodachs2-server configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gavodachs2-server

Remove gavodachs2-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gavodachs2-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gavodachs2-server

Dependencies

gavodachs2-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gavodachs2-server package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.