How To Install pike7.8-gdbm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-gdbm on Debian 9.
What is pike7.8-gdbm
pike7.8-gdbm is:
This Pike module provides access to gdbm databases.
Pike is an interpreted programming language, for more information see the description of the pike7.8-core package.
There are three methods to install pike7.8-gdbm 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 pike7.8-gdbm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-gdbm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pike7.8-gdbm
Install pike7.8-gdbm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-gdbm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pike7.8-gdbm
Install pike7.8-gdbm 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 pike7.8-gdbm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pike7.8-gdbm
How To Uninstall pike7.8-gdbm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pike7.8-gdbm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pike7.8-gdbm
Uninstall pike7.8-gdbm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pike7.8-gdbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike7.8-gdbm
Remove pike7.8-gdbm Configurations and Data
To remove pike7.8-gdbm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pike7.8-gdbm
Remove pike7.8-gdbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pike7.8-gdbm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike7.8-gdbm
Dependencies
pike7.8-gdbm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-gdbm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
