How To Install tdb-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tdb-tools on Debian 10.
What is tdb-tools
tdb-tools 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 bundled test and utility binaries
There are three methods to install tdb-tools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tdb-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tdb-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tdb-tools
Install tdb-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tdb-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tdb-tools
Install tdb-tools 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 tdb-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tdb-tools
How To Uninstall tdb-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the tdb-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tdb-tools
Uninstall tdb-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tdb-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tdb-tools
Remove tdb-tools Configurations and Data
To remove tdb-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tdb-tools
Remove tdb-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tdb-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tdb-tools
Dependencies
tdb-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tdb-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.