How To Install qdbm-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qdbm-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04. qdbm-cgi is QDBM Database CGI commands

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qdbm-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qdbm-cgi

qdbm-cgi is:

This is the QDBM Database command package to be used as CGI commands.

There are three methods to install qdbm-cgi 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 qdbm-cgi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qdbm-cgi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qdbm-cgi

Install qdbm-cgi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qdbm-cgi

Install qdbm-cgi 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 qdbm-cgi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qdbm-cgi

How To Uninstall qdbm-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qdbm-cgi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qdbm-cgi

Uninstall qdbm-cgi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qdbm-cgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qdbm-cgi

Remove qdbm-cgi Configurations and Data

To remove qdbm-cgi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qdbm-cgi

Remove qdbm-cgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qdbm-cgi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qdbm-cgi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.