How To Install Memcached on Ubuntu 24.10

To install Memcached on Ubuntu 24.10, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Run the following command to update the package list:

sudo apt update -y

Step 2 : Install Memcached and its necessary libraries by running:

sudo apt install memcached libmemcached-tools -y

Step 3 : Verify that Memcached is running with:

sudo systemctl status memcached

Step 4 : Open the Memcached configuration file to make changes, such as updating the listening address or port:

sudo nano /etc/memcached.conf

Step 5 : Restart the Memcached service to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart memcached

Step 6 : Test the installation using the memcstat command:

memcstat --servers=localhost

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Memcached on Ubuntu 24.10.