How To Install libgdbm-gst on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-gst on Ubuntu 18.04. libgdbm-gst is GDBM bindings for GNU Smalltalk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-gst on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgdbm-gst

libgdbm-gst is:

This package contains the GDBM bindings for GNU Smalltalk.

For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.

There are three methods to install libgdbm-gst 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 libgdbm-gst Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgdbm-gst

Install libgdbm-gst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgdbm-gst

Install libgdbm-gst 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 libgdbm-gst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdbm-gst

How To Uninstall libgdbm-gst on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgdbm-gst package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdbm-gst

Uninstall libgdbm-gst And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdbm-gst

Remove libgdbm-gst Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdbm-gst

Remove libgdbm-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdbm-gst

References

Summary

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