How To Install libdbi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libdbi1-dbg is DB Independent Abstraction Layer for C – debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdbi1-dbg

libdbi1-dbg is:

libdbi implements a database-independent abstraction layer in C, similar to the DBI/DBD layer in Perl. Writing one generic set of code, programmers can leverage the power of multiple databases and multiple simultaneous database connections by using this framework.

This package contains the debugging symbols associated with libdbi.

There are three methods to install libdbi1-dbg 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 libdbi1-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbi1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbi1-dbg

Install libdbi1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbi1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbi1-dbg

Install libdbi1-dbg 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 libdbi1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbi1-dbg

How To Uninstall libdbi1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdbi1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbi1-dbg

Uninstall libdbi1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbi1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbi1-dbg

Remove libdbi1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libdbi1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbi1-dbg

Remove libdbi1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbi1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbi1-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.