How To Install libmariadbd18 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbd18 on Debian 9. libmariadbd18 is MariaDB embedded database, shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbd18 on Debian 9.

What is libmariadbd18

libmariadbd18 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 a shared library for embedded MariaDB applications.

There are three methods to install libmariadbd18 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 libmariadbd18 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmariadbd18 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmariadbd18

Install libmariadbd18 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmariadbd18 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmariadbd18

Install libmariadbd18 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 libmariadbd18 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmariadbd18

How To Uninstall libmariadbd18 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmariadbd18 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmariadbd18

Uninstall libmariadbd18 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmariadbd18 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadbd18

Remove libmariadbd18 Configurations and Data

To remove libmariadbd18 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadbd18

Remove libmariadbd18 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmariadbd18 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadbd18

Dependencies

libmariadbd18 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbd18 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.