How To Install libtraildb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtraildb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtraildb-dev
libtraildb-dev is:
TrailDB is a highly optimized database library, written in C, which allows you to store and query trillions of discrete events quickly. In contrast to many other time-series databases, TrailDB focuses on discrete data, like events in a log file, which it can compress efficiently using a custom compression algorithm.
This package contains development files for libtraildb.
There are three methods to install libtraildb-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 libtraildb-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 libtraildb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtraildb-dev
Install libtraildb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtraildb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtraildb-dev
Install libtraildb-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 libtraildb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtraildb-dev
How To Uninstall libtraildb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtraildb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtraildb-dev
Uninstall libtraildb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtraildb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtraildb-dev
Remove libtraildb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtraildb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtraildb-dev
Remove libtraildb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtraildb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtraildb-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtraildb-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
