How To Install libsqlite3-gst on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-gst on Ubuntu 18.04. libsqlite3-gst is SQLite bindings for GNU Smalltalk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-gst on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsqlite3-gst

libsqlite3-gst is:

This package contains the GNU Smalltalk DataBase Interface (DBI) connector for SQLite.

For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.

There are three methods to install libsqlite3-gst 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 libsqlite3-gst Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite3-gst using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsqlite3-gst

Install libsqlite3-gst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite3-gst using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsqlite3-gst

Install libsqlite3-gst 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 libsqlite3-gst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsqlite3-gst

How To Uninstall libsqlite3-gst on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsqlite3-gst package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsqlite3-gst

Uninstall libsqlite3-gst And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsqlite3-gst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqlite3-gst

Remove libsqlite3-gst Configurations and Data

To remove libsqlite3-gst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsqlite3-gst

Remove libsqlite3-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsqlite3-gst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqlite3-gst

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-gst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.