How To Install libwiredtiger-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libwiredtiger-dev
libwiredtiger-dev is:
Supports row-oriented storage (where all columns of a row are stored together), column-oriented storage (where columns are stored in groups, allowing for more efficient access and storage of column subsets) and log-structured merge trees (LSM), for sustained throughput under random insert workloads.
Includes ACID transactions with standard isolation levels and durability at both checkpoint and fine-grained granularity.
Can be used as a simple key/value store, but also has a complete schema layer, including indices and projections.
This package contains the headers and the static library for libwiredtiger.
There are three methods to install libwiredtiger-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libwiredtiger-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 libwiredtiger-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwiredtiger-dev
Install libwiredtiger-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwiredtiger-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwiredtiger-dev
Install libwiredtiger-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 libwiredtiger-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwiredtiger-dev
How To Uninstall libwiredtiger-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libwiredtiger-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwiredtiger-dev
Uninstall libwiredtiger-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwiredtiger-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiredtiger-dev
Remove libwiredtiger-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwiredtiger-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwiredtiger-dev
Remove libwiredtiger-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwiredtiger-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwiredtiger-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
