How To Install libdbd-mysql on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbd-mysql
on Debian 11.
What is libdbd-mysql
libdbd-mysql is:
This driver provides connectivity to MySQL database servers through the libdbi Database Independent Abstraction Layer. Switching a program’s driver does not require recompilation or rewriting source code.
There are three methods to install libdbd-mysql
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdbd-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 libdbd-mysql
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbd-mysql
Install libdbd-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbd-mysql
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbd-mysql
Install libdbd-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbd-mysql
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbd-mysql
How To Uninstall libdbd-mysql on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libdbd-mysql
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbd-mysql
Uninstall libdbd-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbd-mysql
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbd-mysql
Remove libdbd-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove libdbd-mysql
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbd-mysql
Remove libdbd-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbd-mysql
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbd-mysql
Dependencies
libdbd-mysql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbd-mysql
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.