How To Install libqdbm-perl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqdbm-perl on Debian 10.
What is libqdbm-perl
libqdbm-perl is:
QDBM is an embedded database library compatible with GDBM and NDBM. It features hash database and B+ tree database and is developed referring to GDBM for the purpose of the following three points: higher processing speed, smaller size of a database file, and simpler API. This package provides the Perl interface for the QDBM database library.
There are three methods to install libqdbm-perl on Debian 10. 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-perl 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-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqdbm-perl
Install libqdbm-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqdbm-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqdbm-perl
Install libqdbm-perl 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libqdbm-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqdbm-perl
How To Uninstall libqdbm-perl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libqdbm-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqdbm-perl
Uninstall libqdbm-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqdbm-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqdbm-perl
Remove libqdbm-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libqdbm-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqdbm-perl
Remove libqdbm-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqdbm-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqdbm-perl
Dependencies
libqdbm-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqdbm-perl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.