How To Install libsqlcipher-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlcipher-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsqlcipher-dev
libsqlcipher-dev is:
SQLCipher is a C library that implements an encryption in the SQLite 3 database engine. Programs that link with the SQLCipher library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process. It allows one to have per-database or page-by-page encryption using AES-256 from OpenSSL.
SQLCipher has a small footprint and great performance so it’s ideal for protecting embedded application databases and is well suited for mobile development.
- as little as 5-15% overhead for encryption
- 100% of data in the database file is encrypted
- Uses good security practices (CBC mode, key derivation)
- Zero-configuration and application level cryptography
- Algorithms provided by the peer reviewed OpenSSL crypto library.
SQLCipher has broad platform support for with C/C++, Obj-C, QT, Win32/.NET/Mono, Java, Python, Ruby, Linux, Mac OS X, iPhone/iOS, Android, Xamarin.iOS, and Xamarin.Android.
This package contains the development files (headers, static libraries)
SQLCipher v3.4.1 is based on SQLite3 v3.15.2.
There are three methods to install libsqlcipher-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 libsqlcipher-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 libsqlcipher-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsqlcipher-dev
Install libsqlcipher-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsqlcipher-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsqlcipher-dev
Install libsqlcipher-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 libsqlcipher-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsqlcipher-dev
How To Uninstall libsqlcipher-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsqlcipher-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsqlcipher-dev
Uninstall libsqlcipher-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsqlcipher-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqlcipher-dev
Remove libsqlcipher-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsqlcipher-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsqlcipher-dev
Remove libsqlcipher-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsqlcipher-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqlcipher-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlcipher-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
