How To Install libmariadb2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb2 on Debian 9.
What is libmariadb2
libmariadb2 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 MariaDB Connector/C.
There are three methods to install libmariadb2 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 libmariadb2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmariadb2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmariadb2
Install libmariadb2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmariadb2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmariadb2
Install libmariadb2 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 libmariadb2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmariadb2
How To Uninstall libmariadb2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmariadb2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmariadb2
Uninstall libmariadb2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmariadb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadb2
Remove libmariadb2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmariadb2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadb2
Remove libmariadb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmariadb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadb2
Dependencies
libmariadb2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.