How To Install libwiredtiger0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libwiredtiger0 is high performance, scalable, NoSQL, extensible platform (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwiredtiger0

libwiredtiger0 is:

Supports row-oriented storage (where all columns of a row are stored together), column-oriented storage (where columns are stored in groups, allowing for more efficient access and storage of column subsets) and log-structured merge trees (LSM), for sustained throughput under random insert workloads.

Includes ACID transactions with standard isolation levels and durability at both checkpoint and fine-grained granularity.

Can be used as a simple key/value store, but also has a complete schema layer, including indices and projections.

There are three methods to install libwiredtiger0 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 libwiredtiger0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiredtiger0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwiredtiger0

Install libwiredtiger0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiredtiger0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwiredtiger0

Install libwiredtiger0 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 libwiredtiger0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwiredtiger0

How To Uninstall libwiredtiger0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwiredtiger0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwiredtiger0

Uninstall libwiredtiger0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwiredtiger0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiredtiger0

Remove libwiredtiger0 Configurations and Data

To remove libwiredtiger0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwiredtiger0

Remove libwiredtiger0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwiredtiger0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwiredtiger0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.