How to install redis-tools On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove redis-tools Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install redis-tools On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package redis-tools from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of redis-tools:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: redis-tools

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install redis-tools

Package Details

Package:redis-tools
Version:2:3.0.6-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://redis.io/
Description:Persistent key-value database with network interface (client)
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/database

How to install redis-tools on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install redis-tools On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove redis-tools Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If redis-tools is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L redis-tools' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L redis-tools
dpkg-query: package 'redis-tools' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing redis-tools:

After system update use the following command to install redis-tools:

sudo apt-get install redis-tools

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove redis-tools from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the redis-tools from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the redis-tools following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  redis-tools

Following command is used to remove the redis-tools package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove redis-tools

This will remove redis-tools and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing redis-tools with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge redis-tools

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove redis-tools

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with redis-tools package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.