How To Install libxqdbm-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxqdbm-dev on Debian 11. libxqdbm-dev is QDBM Database Libraries for C++ [development]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxqdbm-dev on Debian 11.

What is libxqdbm-dev

libxqdbm-dev is:

This is the development package which contains headers and static libraries for the QDBM database library. This is only for programs which will use the C++ interface.

There are three methods to install libxqdbm-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxqdbm-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 libxqdbm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxqdbm-dev

Install libxqdbm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxqdbm-dev

Install libxqdbm-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 libxqdbm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxqdbm-dev

How To Uninstall libxqdbm-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libxqdbm-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxqdbm-dev

Uninstall libxqdbm-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxqdbm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxqdbm-dev

Remove libxqdbm-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxqdbm-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxqdbm-dev

Remove libxqdbm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxqdbm-dev

Dependencies

libxqdbm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxqdbm-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.