How To Install libgda-5.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgda-5.0-dev
libgda-5.0-dev is:
libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines through an easier API.
This package contains the header files and libraries needed for development.
There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgda-5.0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-dev
Install libgda-5.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-dev
Install libgda-5.0-dev 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 libgda-5.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-dev
Uninstall libgda-5.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgda-5.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-dev
Remove libgda-5.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgda-5.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-dev
Remove libgda-5.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
