How To Install python-tdb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tdb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tdb
python-tdb is:
This is a simple database API. It is modelled after the structure of GDBM. TDB features, unlike GDBM, multiple writers support with appropriate locking and transactions.
This package contains the Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-tdb 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 python-tdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tdb
Install python-tdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tdb
Install python-tdb 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 python-tdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tdb
How To Uninstall python-tdb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tdb
Uninstall python-tdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tdb
Remove python-tdb Configurations and Data
To remove python-tdb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tdb
Remove python-tdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tdb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tdb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
