How To Install libmysqlcppconn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysqlcppconn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmysqlcppconn-dev
libmysqlcppconn-dev is:
MySQL Connector/C++ is a MySQL database connector for C++.
It mimics the JDBC 4.0 API.
This package contains the development files (headers, static library).
There are three methods to install libmysqlcppconn-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 libmysqlcppconn-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 libmysqlcppconn-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmysqlcppconn-dev
Install libmysqlcppconn-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysqlcppconn-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmysqlcppconn-dev
Install libmysqlcppconn-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 libmysqlcppconn-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmysqlcppconn-dev
How To Uninstall libmysqlcppconn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmysqlcppconn-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmysqlcppconn-dev
Uninstall libmysqlcppconn-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmysqlcppconn-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmysqlcppconn-dev
Remove libmysqlcppconn-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmysqlcppconn-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmysqlcppconn-dev
Remove libmysqlcppconn-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmysqlcppconn-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmysqlcppconn-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysqlcppconn-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
