How To Install libwgdb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwgdb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwgdb-dev
libwgdb-dev is:
WhiteDB is a lightweight NoSQL database library written in C, operating fully in main memory. There is no server process. Data is read and written directly from/to shared memory, no sockets are used between WhiteDB and the application program.
This package contains the development files (headers, static libraries).
There are three methods to install libwgdb-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 libwgdb-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 libwgdb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwgdb-dev
Install libwgdb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwgdb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwgdb-dev
Install libwgdb-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 libwgdb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwgdb-dev
How To Uninstall libwgdb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwgdb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwgdb-dev
Uninstall libwgdb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwgdb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwgdb-dev
Remove libwgdb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwgdb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwgdb-dev
Remove libwgdb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwgdb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwgdb-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwgdb-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
