How To Install librdf-storage-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf-storage-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04. librdf-storage-mysql is RDF library, MySQL backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf-storage-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librdf-storage-mysql

librdf-storage-mysql is:

Redland is a library that provides a high-level interface for RDF (Resource Description Framework) implemented in an object-based API. It is modular and supports different RDF/XML parsers, storage mechanisms and other elements. Redland is designed for applications developers to provide RDF support in their applications as well as for RDF developers to experiment with the technology.

This package contains the MySQL storage backend.

There are three methods to install librdf-storage-mysql 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 librdf-storage-mysql Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librdf-storage-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librdf-storage-mysql

Install librdf-storage-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librdf-storage-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librdf-storage-mysql

Install librdf-storage-mysql 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 librdf-storage-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librdf-storage-mysql

How To Uninstall librdf-storage-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the librdf-storage-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librdf-storage-mysql

Uninstall librdf-storage-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librdf-storage-mysql

Remove librdf-storage-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove librdf-storage-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librdf-storage-mysql

Remove librdf-storage-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librdf-storage-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librdf-storage-mysql

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Summary

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