How To Install libntdb-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libntdb-dev on Debian 9.
What is libntdb-dev
libntdb-dev is:
This is a simple database API. It is modelled after the structure of GDBM. TDB features, unlike GDBM, multiple writers support with appropriate locking and transactions.
ntdb uses a file format that is incompatible with tdb, but the API is similar. It improves performance, adds support for databases larger than 4 Gb, and improves integration with talloc.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libntdb-dev 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 libntdb-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 libntdb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libntdb-dev
Install libntdb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libntdb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libntdb-dev
Install libntdb-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libntdb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libntdb-dev
How To Uninstall libntdb-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libntdb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libntdb-dev
Uninstall libntdb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libntdb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntdb-dev
Remove libntdb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libntdb-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libntdb-dev
Remove libntdb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libntdb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntdb-dev
Dependencies
libntdb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libntdb-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.