How To Install librrd8 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librrd8 on Debian 9.
What is librrd8
librrd8 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 shared libraries used to access and manipulate RRDs.
There are three methods to install librrd8 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librrd8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librrd8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librrd8
Install librrd8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librrd8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librrd8
Install librrd8 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 librrd8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librrd8
How To Uninstall librrd8 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librrd8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librrd8
Uninstall librrd8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librrd8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librrd8
Remove librrd8 Configurations and Data
To remove librrd8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librrd8
Remove librrd8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librrd8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librrd8
Dependencies
librrd8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librrd8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.