How To Install libtdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libtdb1 is Trivial Database - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtdb1

libtdb1 is:

This is a simple database API. It is modelled after the structure of GDBM. TDB features, unlike GDBM, multiple writers support with appropriate locking and transactions.

This package contains the shared library file.

There are three methods to install libtdb1 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 libtdb1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtdb1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtdb1

Install libtdb1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtdb1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtdb1

Install libtdb1 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 libtdb1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtdb1

How To Uninstall libtdb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtdb1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtdb1

Uninstall libtdb1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtdb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtdb1

Remove libtdb1 Configurations and Data

To remove libtdb1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtdb1

Remove libtdb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtdb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtdb1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtdb1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.