How To Install libmdb3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmdb3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmdb3 is Core library for accessing JET / MS Access (MDB) files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdb3 on Debian 12.

What is libmdb3

libmdb3 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 libmdb3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmdb3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmdb3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmdb3

Install libmdb3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmdb3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmdb3

Install libmdb3 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 libmdb3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmdb3

How To Uninstall libmdb3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libmdb3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmdb3

Uninstall libmdb3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmdb3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmdb3

Remove libmdb3 Configurations and Data

To remove libmdb3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmdb3

Remove libmdb3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmdb3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmdb3

Dependencies

libmdb3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdb3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.