How To Install libmdb2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdb2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmdb2
libmdb2 is:
Core library for accessing JET / MS Access database (MDB) files programmatically.
Allows one to use MDB files with PHP for example.
There are three methods to install libmdb2 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 libmdb2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmdb2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmdb2
Install libmdb2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmdb2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmdb2
Install libmdb2 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 libmdb2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmdb2
How To Uninstall libmdb2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmdb2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmdb2
Uninstall libmdb2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmdb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmdb2
Remove libmdb2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmdb2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmdb2
Remove libmdb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmdb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmdb2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdb2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.