How To Install libdb5.3-stl on Debian 10

Learn how to install libdb5.3-stl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libdb5.3-stl is Berkeley v5.3 Database Libraries [STL runtime]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-stl on Debian 10.

What is libdb5.3-stl

libdb5.3-stl is:

This is the runtime package for programs that use the v5.3 Berkeley database STL library.

There are three methods to install libdb5.3-stl 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 libdb5.3-stl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdb5.3-stl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdb5.3-stl

Install libdb5.3-stl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdb5.3-stl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdb5.3-stl

Install libdb5.3-stl 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 libdb5.3-stl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdb5.3-stl

How To Uninstall libdb5.3-stl on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libdb5.3-stl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdb5.3-stl

Uninstall libdb5.3-stl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdb5.3-stl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb5.3-stl

Remove libdb5.3-stl Configurations and Data

To remove libdb5.3-stl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdb5.3-stl

Remove libdb5.3-stl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdb5.3-stl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdb5.3-stl

Dependencies

libdb5.3-stl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-stl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.