How To Install libmariadbclient18 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbclient18 on Debian 9. libmariadbclient18 is MariaDB database client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbclient18 on Debian 9.

What is libmariadbclient18

libmariadbclient18 is:

MariaDB is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query language in the world. The main goals of MariaDB are speed, robustness and ease of use.

This package includes the client library.

There are three methods to install libmariadbclient18 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmariadbclient18 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmariadbclient18 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmariadbclient18

Install libmariadbclient18 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmariadbclient18 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmariadbclient18

Install libmariadbclient18 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 libmariadbclient18 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmariadbclient18

How To Uninstall libmariadbclient18 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmariadbclient18 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmariadbclient18

Uninstall libmariadbclient18 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmariadbclient18 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadbclient18

Remove libmariadbclient18 Configurations and Data

To remove libmariadbclient18 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadbclient18

Remove libmariadbclient18 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmariadbclient18 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadbclient18

Dependencies

libmariadbclient18 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbclient18 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.