Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata8 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgetdata8
libgetdata8 is:
The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards,
a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary
data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format
for storing and reading data.
There are three methods to install libgetdata8 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgetdata8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetdata8
Install libgetdata8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetdata8
Install libgetdata8 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetdata8
How To Uninstall libgetdata8 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgetdata8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetdata8
Uninstall libgetdata8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetdata8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdata8
Remove libgetdata8 Configurations and Data
To remove libgetdata8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdata8
Remove libgetdata8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetdata8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdata8
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata8 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
