How To Install libmysqld-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysqld-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmysqld-dev
libmysqld-dev is:
MySQL 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 MySQL are speed, robustness and ease of use.
This package includes the embedded server library and header files.
There are three methods to install libmysqld-dev 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 libmysqld-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 libmysqld-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmysqld-dev
Install libmysqld-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysqld-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmysqld-dev
Install libmysqld-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 libmysqld-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmysqld-dev
How To Uninstall libmysqld-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmysqld-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmysqld-dev
Uninstall libmysqld-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmysqld-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmysqld-dev
Remove libmysqld-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmysqld-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmysqld-dev
Remove libmysqld-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmysqld-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmysqld-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysqld-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
