How To Install ruby-rrd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rrd on Debian 10.
What is ruby-rrd
ruby-rrd 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 a Ruby interfaces to RRDs.
There are three methods to install ruby-rrd 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 ruby-rrd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rrd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rrd
Install ruby-rrd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rrd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rrd
Install ruby-rrd 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 ruby-rrd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rrd
How To Uninstall ruby-rrd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-rrd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rrd
Uninstall ruby-rrd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rrd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rrd
Remove ruby-rrd Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rrd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rrd
Remove ruby-rrd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rrd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rrd
Dependencies
ruby-rrd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rrd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.