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