How To Install libqdbm14 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqdbm14 on Debian 9. libqdbm14 is QDBM Database Libraries without GDBM wrapper[runtime]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqdbm14 on Debian 9.

What is libqdbm14

libqdbm14 is:

QDBM is an embeded database library compatible with GDBM and NDBM. It features hash database and B+ tree database and is developed referring to GDBM for the purpose of the following three points: higher processing speed, smaller size of a database file, and simpler API. This is the runtime package for programs that use the QDBM database library.

There are three methods to install libqdbm14 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 libqdbm14 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqdbm14 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqdbm14

Install libqdbm14 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqdbm14 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqdbm14

Install libqdbm14 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 libqdbm14 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqdbm14

How To Uninstall libqdbm14 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqdbm14 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqdbm14

Uninstall libqdbm14 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqdbm14 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqdbm14

Remove libqdbm14 Configurations and Data

To remove libqdbm14 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqdbm14

Remove libqdbm14 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqdbm14 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqdbm14

Dependencies

libqdbm14 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqdbm14 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.