How To Install libgda-5.0-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgda-5.0-bin
libgda-5.0-bin is:
libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines through an easier API.
This package contains binary files for libgda.
There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-bin 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 libgda-5.0-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-bin
Install libgda-5.0-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-bin
Install libgda-5.0-bin 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 libgda-5.0-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-bin
How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-bin
Uninstall libgda-5.0-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgda-5.0-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-bin
Remove libgda-5.0-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libgda-5.0-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-bin
Remove libgda-5.0-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
