How To Install libmariadb-dev-compat on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb-dev-compat on Debian 9.
What is libmariadb-dev-compat
libmariadb-dev-compat is:
MariaDB is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query language in the world. The main goals of MariaDB are speed, robustness and ease of use.
This package includes compatibility symlinks to allow sources expecting the MySQL client libraries to be built against MariaDB Connector/C.
There are three methods to install libmariadb-dev-compat 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 libmariadb-dev-compat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmariadb-dev-compat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmariadb-dev-compat
Install libmariadb-dev-compat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmariadb-dev-compat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmariadb-dev-compat
Install libmariadb-dev-compat 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 libmariadb-dev-compat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmariadb-dev-compat
How To Uninstall libmariadb-dev-compat on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmariadb-dev-compat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmariadb-dev-compat
Uninstall libmariadb-dev-compat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmariadb-dev-compat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadb-dev-compat
Remove libmariadb-dev-compat Configurations and Data
To remove libmariadb-dev-compat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadb-dev-compat
Remove libmariadb-dev-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmariadb-dev-compat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadb-dev-compat
Dependencies
libmariadb-dev-compat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb-dev-compat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.