How To Install libinnodb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinnodb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libinnodb-dbg is Embedded InnoDB Library (debug files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinnodb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libinnodb-dbg

libinnodb-dbg is:

Embedded InnoDB is used independently of MySQL. It is not a plugin, nor a storage engine for MySQL. It is designed to be linked directly into application programs, and provides highly efficient, low-level database management services, not using SQL

This package contains debuging symbols.

There are three methods to install libinnodb-dbg 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 libinnodb-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libinnodb-dbg

Install libinnodb-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libinnodb-dbg

Install libinnodb-dbg 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 libinnodb-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libinnodb-dbg

How To Uninstall libinnodb-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libinnodb-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libinnodb-dbg

Uninstall libinnodb-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinnodb-dbg

Remove libinnodb-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libinnodb-dbg

Remove libinnodb-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinnodb-dbg

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Summary

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