How To Install redis on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install redis on Debian 12.
What is redis
redis is:
Redis is a key-value database in a similar vein to memcache but the dataset is non-volatile. Redis additionally provides native support for atomically manipulating and querying data structures such as lists and sets.
The dataset is stored entirely in memory and periodically flushed to disk.
This package depends on the redis-server package.
There are three methods to install redis 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 redis Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install redis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install redis
Install redis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install redis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install redis
Install redis 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 redis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install redis
How To Uninstall redis on Debian 12
To uninstall only the redis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove redis
Uninstall redis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall redis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove redis
Remove redis Configurations and Data
To remove redis configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge redis
Remove redis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove redis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge redis
Dependencies
redis have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install redis package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.