How To Install libntdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libntdb1 is New Trivial Database - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libntdb1

libntdb1 is:

This is a simple database API. It is modelled after the structure of GDBM. TDB features, unlike GDBM, multiple writers support with appropriate locking and transactions.

ntdb uses a file format that is incompatible with tdb, but the API is similar. It improves performance, adds support for databases larger than 4 Gb, and improves integration with talloc.

This package contains the shared library file.

There are three methods to install libntdb1 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 libntdb1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libntdb1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libntdb1

Install libntdb1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libntdb1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libntdb1

Install libntdb1 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 libntdb1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libntdb1

How To Uninstall libntdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libntdb1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libntdb1

Uninstall libntdb1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libntdb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntdb1

Remove libntdb1 Configurations and Data

To remove libntdb1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libntdb1

Remove libntdb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libntdb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntdb1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntdb1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.