How To Install mariadb-test on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-test on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mariadb-test
mariadb-test is:
MariaDB 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 MariaDB are speed, robustness and ease of use.
This package includes the regression test suite.
There are three methods to install mariadb-test 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 mariadb-test Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-test
Install mariadb-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mariadb-test
Install mariadb-test 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 mariadb-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-test
How To Uninstall mariadb-test on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mariadb-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mariadb-test
Uninstall mariadb-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mariadb-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-test
Remove mariadb-test Configurations and Data
To remove mariadb-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-test
Remove mariadb-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mariadb-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mariadb-test
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-test package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
