How To Install libldb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldb1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libldb1 is LDAP-like embedded database - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldb1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libldb1

libldb1 is:

ldb is a LDAP-like embedded database built on top of TDB.

It provides a fast database with an LDAP-like API designed to be used within an application. In some ways it can be seen as a intermediate solution between key-value pair databases and a real LDAP database.

This package contains the shared library file.

There are three methods to install libldb1 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 libldb1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libldb1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libldb1

Install libldb1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libldb1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libldb1

Install libldb1 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 libldb1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libldb1

How To Uninstall libldb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libldb1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libldb1

Uninstall libldb1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libldb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldb1

Remove libldb1 Configurations and Data

To remove libldb1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libldb1

Remove libldb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libldb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libldb1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldb1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.