How To Install libmariadbclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmariadbclient-dev
libmariadbclient-dev 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 development libraries and header files.
There are three methods to install libmariadbclient-dev 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 libmariadbclient-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 libmariadbclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmariadbclient-dev
Install libmariadbclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmariadbclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmariadbclient-dev
Install libmariadbclient-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmariadbclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmariadbclient-dev
How To Uninstall libmariadbclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmariadbclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmariadbclient-dev
Uninstall libmariadbclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmariadbclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadbclient-dev
Remove libmariadbclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmariadbclient-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadbclient-dev
Remove libmariadbclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmariadbclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadbclient-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbclient-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
