How To Install libflaim-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflaim-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libflaim-dev is Embeddable cross-platform database engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflaim-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libflaim-dev

libflaim-dev is:

FLAIM is an embeddable cross-platform database engine that provides a rich, powerful, easy-to-use feature set. It is the database engine used by Novell eDirectory. It has proven to be highly scalable, reliable, and robust. It is available on a wide variety of 32 bit and 64 bit platforms.

There are three methods to install libflaim-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 libflaim-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 libflaim-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libflaim-dev

Install libflaim-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libflaim-dev

Install libflaim-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 libflaim-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libflaim-dev

How To Uninstall libflaim-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libflaim-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libflaim-dev

Uninstall libflaim-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflaim-dev

Remove libflaim-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libflaim-dev

Remove libflaim-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflaim-dev

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Summary

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