How To Install libpreludedbcpp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedbcpp2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpreludedbcpp2
libpreludedbcpp2 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 Prelude C++ shared library.
There are three methods to install libpreludedbcpp2 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 libpreludedbcpp2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedbcpp2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpreludedbcpp2
Install libpreludedbcpp2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedbcpp2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpreludedbcpp2
Install libpreludedbcpp2 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 libpreludedbcpp2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpreludedbcpp2
How To Uninstall libpreludedbcpp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpreludedbcpp2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpreludedbcpp2
Uninstall libpreludedbcpp2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpreludedbcpp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpreludedbcpp2
Remove libpreludedbcpp2 Configurations and Data
To remove libpreludedbcpp2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpreludedbcpp2
Remove libpreludedbcpp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpreludedbcpp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpreludedbcpp2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedbcpp2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
