How To Install libbde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbde-dev
libbde-dev is:
The BDE format is used by Microsoft Windows (Vista and later) to encrypt data on a storage media volume.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libbde-dev 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 libbde-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 libbde-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbde-dev
Install libbde-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbde-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbde-dev
Install libbde-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 libbde-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbde-dev
How To Uninstall libbde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbde-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbde-dev
Uninstall libbde-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbde-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbde-dev
Remove libbde-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbde-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbde-dev
Remove libbde-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbde-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbde-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbde-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
