How To Install libesedb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libesedb1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libesedb1 is Extensible Storage Engine DB access library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libesedb1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libesedb1

libesedb1 is:

libesedb is a library to access the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) Database File (EDB) format. The ESE database format is used in may different applications like Windows Search, Windows Mail, Exchange, Active Directory, etc..

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libesedb1 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 libesedb1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libesedb1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libesedb1

Install libesedb1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libesedb1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libesedb1

Install libesedb1 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 libesedb1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libesedb1

How To Uninstall libesedb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libesedb1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libesedb1

Uninstall libesedb1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libesedb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libesedb1

Remove libesedb1 Configurations and Data

To remove libesedb1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libesedb1

Remove libesedb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libesedb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libesedb1

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libesedb1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.