How To Install mariadb-plugin-tokudb on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-plugin-tokudb on Debian 9. mariadb-plugin-tokudb is TokuDB storage engine for MariaDB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-plugin-tokudb on Debian 9.

What is mariadb-plugin-tokudb

mariadb-plugin-tokudb is:

The TokuDB storage engine is for use in high-performance and write-intensive environments, offering increased compression and better performance based on fractal indexes. This package contains the TokuDB plugin for MariaDB.

There are three methods to install mariadb-plugin-tokudb 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 mariadb-plugin-tokudb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-plugin-tokudb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-plugin-tokudb

Install mariadb-plugin-tokudb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-plugin-tokudb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mariadb-plugin-tokudb

Install mariadb-plugin-tokudb 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 mariadb-plugin-tokudb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-plugin-tokudb

How To Uninstall mariadb-plugin-tokudb on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mariadb-plugin-tokudb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mariadb-plugin-tokudb

Uninstall mariadb-plugin-tokudb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mariadb-plugin-tokudb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-plugin-tokudb

Remove mariadb-plugin-tokudb Configurations and Data

To remove mariadb-plugin-tokudb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-plugin-tokudb

Remove mariadb-plugin-tokudb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mariadb-plugin-tokudb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mariadb-plugin-tokudb

Dependencies

mariadb-plugin-tokudb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-plugin-tokudb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.