How To Install libgetdata-tools on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata-tools on Debian 11.
What is libgetdata-tools
libgetdata-tools is:
The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.
There are three methods to install libgetdata-tools 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 libgetdata-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetdata-tools
Install libgetdata-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetdata-tools
Install libgetdata-tools 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 libgetdata-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetdata-tools
How To Uninstall libgetdata-tools on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgetdata-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetdata-tools
Uninstall libgetdata-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetdata-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdata-tools
Remove libgetdata-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libgetdata-tools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdata-tools
Remove libgetdata-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetdata-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdata-tools
Dependencies
libgetdata-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata-tools package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.