How To Install libdb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdb-dev
libdb-dev is:
This empty package depends on the recommended development package containing headers and static libraries for the Berkeley database library.
There are three methods to install libdb-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 libdb-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 libdb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdb-dev
Install libdb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdb-dev
Install libdb-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 libdb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdb-dev
How To Uninstall libdb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdb-dev
Uninstall libdb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb-dev
Remove libdb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdb-dev
Remove libdb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdb-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.