How To Install librrd-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librrd-dev on Debian 10.
What is librrd-dev
librrd-dev is:
The Round Robin Database Tool (RRDtool) is a system to store and display time-series data (e.g. network bandwidth, machine-room temperature, server load average). It stores the data in Round Robin Databases (RRDs), a very compact way that will not expand over time. RRDtool processes the extracted data to enforce a certain data density, allowing for useful graphical representation of data values.
This package contains header files and libraries used to develop software that uses RRDs.
There are three methods to install librrd-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librrd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librrd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librrd-dev
Install librrd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librrd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librrd-dev
Install librrd-dev 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 librrd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librrd-dev
How To Uninstall librrd-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the librrd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librrd-dev
Uninstall librrd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librrd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librrd-dev
Remove librrd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librrd-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librrd-dev
Remove librrd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librrd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librrd-dev
Dependencies
librrd-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librrd-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.