How To Install libcdb1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdb1 on Debian 9. libcdb1 is shared library for constant databases (cdb)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdb1 on Debian 9.

What is libcdb1

libcdb1 is:

tinycdb is a small, fast and reliable utility and subroutine library for creating and reading constant databases. The database structure is tuned for fast reading.

This package provides a shared library needed to run programs using it.

There are three methods to install libcdb1 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 libcdb1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcdb1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcdb1

Install libcdb1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcdb1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcdb1

Install libcdb1 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 libcdb1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcdb1

How To Uninstall libcdb1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcdb1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcdb1

Uninstall libcdb1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcdb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcdb1

Remove libcdb1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcdb1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcdb1

Remove libcdb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcdb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcdb1

Dependencies

libcdb1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdb1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.