How To Install php-mdb2-driver-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mdb2-driver-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-mdb2-driver-mysql
php-mdb2-driver-mysql is:
This is the MySQL MDB2 driver.
MDB2 provides a common API for all supported RDBMS. The main difference to most other DB abstraction packages is that MDB2 goes much further to ensure portability.
There are three methods to install php-mdb2-driver-mysql 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 php-mdb2-driver-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mdb2-driver-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mdb2-driver-mysql
Install php-mdb2-driver-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mdb2-driver-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mdb2-driver-mysql
Install php-mdb2-driver-mysql 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 php-mdb2-driver-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mdb2-driver-mysql
How To Uninstall php-mdb2-driver-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-mdb2-driver-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql
Uninstall php-mdb2-driver-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mdb2-driver-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mdb2-driver-mysql
Remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mdb2-driver-mysql
Remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mdb2-driver-mysql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mdb2-driver-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
