How To Install libmdb2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdb2 on Debian 9. libmdb2 is Core library for accessing JET / MS Access (MDB) files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdb2 on Debian 9.

What is libmdb2

libmdb2 is:

Core library for accessing JET / MS Access database (MDB) files programmatically.

Allows one to use MDB files with PHP for example.

There are three methods to install libmdb2 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 libmdb2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmdb2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmdb2

Install libmdb2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmdb2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmdb2

Install libmdb2 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 libmdb2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmdb2

How To Uninstall libmdb2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmdb2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmdb2

Uninstall libmdb2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmdb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmdb2

Remove libmdb2 Configurations and Data

To remove libmdb2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmdb2

Remove libmdb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmdb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmdb2

Dependencies

libmdb2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdb2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.