How To Install pike8.0-gdbm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-gdbm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pike8.0-gdbm
pike8.0-gdbm is:
This Pike module provides access to gdbm databases.
Pike is an interpreted programming language, for more information see the description of the pike8.0-core package.
There are three methods to install pike8.0-gdbm 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 pike8.0-gdbm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-gdbm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pike8.0-gdbm
Install pike8.0-gdbm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-gdbm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pike8.0-gdbm
Install pike8.0-gdbm 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 pike8.0-gdbm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-gdbm
How To Uninstall pike8.0-gdbm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pike8.0-gdbm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-gdbm
Uninstall pike8.0-gdbm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pike8.0-gdbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike8.0-gdbm
Remove pike8.0-gdbm Configurations and Data
To remove pike8.0-gdbm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pike8.0-gdbm
Remove pike8.0-gdbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pike8.0-gdbm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike8.0-gdbm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-gdbm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
