How To Install libu1db-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libu1db-dev on Debian 9.
What is libu1db-dev
libu1db-dev is:
An API for storing structured data which can be synchronized across a network connection, including to the Ubuntu One service.
This package includes the development files for the u1db C API.
There are three methods to install libu1db-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libu1db-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 libu1db-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libu1db-dev
Install libu1db-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libu1db-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libu1db-dev
Install libu1db-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libu1db-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libu1db-dev
How To Uninstall libu1db-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libu1db-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libu1db-dev
Uninstall libu1db-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libu1db-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libu1db-dev
Remove libu1db-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libu1db-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libu1db-dev
Remove libu1db-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libu1db-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libu1db-dev
Dependencies
libu1db-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libu1db-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.