How To Install libpreludedb7-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpreludedb7-mysql
libpreludedb7-mysql is:
The PreludeDB Library provides an abstraction layer upon the type and the format of the database used to store IDMEF alerts. It allows developers to use the Prelude IDMEF database easily and efficiently without worrying about SQL, and to access the database independently of the type/format of the database.
This package contains the PreludeDB shared library for MySQL.
There are three methods to install libpreludedb7-mysql 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 libpreludedb7-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpreludedb7-mysql
Install libpreludedb7-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpreludedb7-mysql
Install libpreludedb7-mysql 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 libpreludedb7-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpreludedb7-mysql
How To Uninstall libpreludedb7-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpreludedb7-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpreludedb7-mysql
Uninstall libpreludedb7-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpreludedb7-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpreludedb7-mysql
Remove libpreludedb7-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove libpreludedb7-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpreludedb7-mysql
Remove libpreludedb7-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpreludedb7-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpreludedb7-mysql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
