How To Install libdbi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libdbi-doc is DB Independent Abstraction Layer for C – documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdbi-doc

libdbi-doc is:

libdbi implements a database-independent abstraction layer in C, similar to the DBI/DBD layer in Perl. Writing one generic set of code, programmers can leverage the power of multiple databases and multiple simultaneous database connections by using this framework.

This package contains the documentation of libdbi.

There are three methods to install libdbi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdbi-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbi-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbi-doc

Install libdbi-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbi-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbi-doc

Install libdbi-doc 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 libdbi-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbi-doc

How To Uninstall libdbi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdbi-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbi-doc

Uninstall libdbi-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbi-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbi-doc

Remove libdbi-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libdbi-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbi-doc

Remove libdbi-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbi-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbi-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.