How To Install libgdbm3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm3 on Debian 9.
What is libgdbm3
libgdbm3 is:
GNU dbm (‘gdbm’) is a library of database functions that use extendible hashing and works similarly to the standard UNIX ‘dbm’ functions.
The basic use of ‘gdbm’ is to store key/data pairs in a data file, thus providing a persistent version of the ‘dictionary’ Abstract Data Type (‘hash’ to perl programmers).
There are three methods to install libgdbm3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgdbm3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdbm3
Install libgdbm3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdbm3
Install libgdbm3 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 libgdbm3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdbm3
How To Uninstall libgdbm3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgdbm3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdbm3
Uninstall libgdbm3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdbm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdbm3
Remove libgdbm3 Configurations and Data
To remove libgdbm3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdbm3
Remove libgdbm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdbm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdbm3
Dependencies
libgdbm3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.