How To Install groonga-server-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install groonga-server-common on Ubuntu 18.04. groonga-server-common is Fulltext search engine (metapackage for server use)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install groonga-server-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is groonga-server-common

groonga-server-common is:

Groonga is an open-source fulltext search engine and column store. It lets you write high-performance applications that requires fulltext search.

This package provides common settings for server use.

There are three methods to install groonga-server-common on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install groonga-server-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install groonga-server-common

Install groonga-server-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install groonga-server-common

Install groonga-server-common 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install groonga-server-common

How To Uninstall groonga-server-common on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove groonga-server-common

Uninstall groonga-server-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall groonga-server-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove groonga-server-common

Remove groonga-server-common Configurations and Data

To remove groonga-server-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge groonga-server-common

Remove groonga-server-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge groonga-server-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install groonga-server-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.