How To Install hdfs-cli on Debian 12

Learn how to install hdfs-cli on Debian 12 with this tutorial. hdfs-cli is CLI client for HDFS, written in go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdfs-cli on Debian 12.

What is hdfs-cli

hdfs-cli is:

This is a commandline client for HDFS, written in go. Its primary aim is to be idiomatic, by enabling your favorite unix verbs (mv, ls, etc.).

There are three methods to install hdfs-cli on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install hdfs-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hdfs-cli

Install hdfs-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hdfs-cli

Install hdfs-cli 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 hdfs-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hdfs-cli

How To Uninstall hdfs-cli on Debian 12

To uninstall only the hdfs-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hdfs-cli

Uninstall hdfs-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hdfs-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdfs-cli

Remove hdfs-cli Configurations and Data

To remove hdfs-cli configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hdfs-cli

Remove hdfs-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdfs-cli

Dependencies

hdfs-cli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdfs-cli package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.