How To Install libgdbm6 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm6 on Debian 10.
What is libgdbm6
libgdbm6 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 libgdbm6 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgdbm6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdbm6
Install libgdbm6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdbm6
Install libgdbm6 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 libgdbm6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdbm6
How To Uninstall libgdbm6 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgdbm6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdbm6
Uninstall libgdbm6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdbm6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdbm6
Remove libgdbm6 Configurations and Data
To remove libgdbm6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdbm6
Remove libgdbm6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdbm6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdbm6
Dependencies
libgdbm6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.