How To Install libodb-mysql-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-mysql-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libodb-mysql-dev is ODB Runtime Library for MySQL (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-mysql-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libodb-mysql-dev

libodb-mysql-dev is:

ODB is an object-relational mapping (ORM) system for C++. It provides tools, APIs, and library support that allow you to persist C++ objects to a relational database (RDBMS) without having to deal with tables, columns, or SQL and without manually writing any of the mapping code.

This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libodb-mysql .

There are three methods to install libodb-mysql-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 libodb-mysql-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 libodb-mysql-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libodb-mysql-dev

Install libodb-mysql-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libodb-mysql-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libodb-mysql-dev

Install libodb-mysql-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 libodb-mysql-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libodb-mysql-dev

How To Uninstall libodb-mysql-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libodb-mysql-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libodb-mysql-dev

Uninstall libodb-mysql-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libodb-mysql-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodb-mysql-dev

Remove libodb-mysql-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libodb-mysql-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libodb-mysql-dev

Remove libodb-mysql-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libodb-mysql-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodb-mysql-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-mysql-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.