How To Install libxbase64-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxbase64-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxbase64-1
libxbase64-1 is:
Xbase (formerly known as xdb, also formerly known as xBase) is a collection of specifiations, programs, utilities and a C++ class library for manipulating Xbase type datafiles and indices.
Xbase is useful for accessing data in legacy dBase 3 and 4 database files as well as a general light-weight database engine. It includes support for DBF (dBase version 3 and 4) data files, NDX and NTX indexes, and DBT (dBase version 3 and 4). It supports file and record locking under *nix OS’s.
This package contains the shared libraries necessary to run programs linked against Xbase. For documentation, please install the libxbase64-dev package.
There are three methods to install libxbase64-1 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 libxbase64-1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxbase64-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxbase64-1
Install libxbase64-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxbase64-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxbase64-1
Install libxbase64-1 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 libxbase64-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxbase64-1
How To Uninstall libxbase64-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxbase64-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxbase64-1
Uninstall libxbase64-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxbase64-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxbase64-1
Remove libxbase64-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libxbase64-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxbase64-1
Remove libxbase64-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxbase64-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxbase64-1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxbase64-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
