How To Install libpreludedb7 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpreludedb7
libpreludedb7 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.
There are three methods to install libpreludedb7 on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpreludedb7
Install libpreludedb7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpreludedb7
Install libpreludedb7 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpreludedb7
How To Uninstall libpreludedb7 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpreludedb7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpreludedb7
Uninstall libpreludedb7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpreludedb7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpreludedb7
Remove libpreludedb7 Configurations and Data
To remove libpreludedb7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpreludedb7
Remove libpreludedb7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpreludedb7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpreludedb7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.