How To Install libinnodb-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinnodb-dev on Debian 9.
What is libinnodb-dev
libinnodb-dev 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 headers and other development files.
There are three methods to install libinnodb-dev 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 libinnodb-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 libinnodb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinnodb-dev
Install libinnodb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinnodb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinnodb-dev
Install libinnodb-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libinnodb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinnodb-dev
How To Uninstall libinnodb-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libinnodb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinnodb-dev
Uninstall libinnodb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinnodb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinnodb-dev
Remove libinnodb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libinnodb-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinnodb-dev
Remove libinnodb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinnodb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinnodb-dev
Dependencies
libinnodb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinnodb-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.