How To Install libpreludedb7-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04. libpreludedb7-sqlite is Security Information and Events Management System [ SQLite library ]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpreludedb7-sqlite

libpreludedb7-sqlite 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 SQLite.

There are three methods to install libpreludedb7-sqlite 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-sqlite 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-sqlite using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpreludedb7-sqlite

Install libpreludedb7-sqlite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7-sqlite using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpreludedb7-sqlite

Install libpreludedb7-sqlite 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-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpreludedb7-sqlite

How To Uninstall libpreludedb7-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpreludedb7-sqlite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpreludedb7-sqlite

Uninstall libpreludedb7-sqlite And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpreludedb7-sqlite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpreludedb7-sqlite

Remove libpreludedb7-sqlite Configurations and Data

To remove libpreludedb7-sqlite configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpreludedb7-sqlite

Remove libpreludedb7-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpreludedb7-sqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpreludedb7-sqlite

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7-sqlite package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.