How To Install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04. libaprutil1-dbd-mysql is Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - MySQL Driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

libaprutil1-dbd-mysql is:

APR is Apache’s Portable Runtime Library, designed to be a support library that provides a predictable and consistent interface to underlying platform-specific implementations.

APR Util is a utilities library implemented on top of apr, providing database access, xml parsing, and other useful functionality.

This package contains the MySQL / mariadb database driver.

There are three methods to install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql 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 libaprutil1-dbd-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

Install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

Install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql 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 libaprutil1-dbd-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

How To Uninstall libaprutil1-dbd-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libaprutil1-dbd-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

Uninstall libaprutil1-dbd-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaprutil1-dbd-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

Remove libaprutil1-dbd-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove libaprutil1-dbd-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

Remove libaprutil1-dbd-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaprutil1-dbd-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.