How To Install db-util on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install db-util on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is db-util
db-util is:
This empty package depends on the recommended utilities package containing different tools for manipulating databases and installs unversioned links to current database utilities.
There are three methods to install db-util 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 db-util Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install db-util using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install db-util
Install db-util Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install db-util using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install db-util
Install db-util 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 db-util using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install db-util
How To Uninstall db-util on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the db-util package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove db-util
Uninstall db-util And Its Dependencies
To uninstall db-util and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove db-util
Remove db-util Configurations and Data
To remove db-util configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge db-util
Remove db-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove db-util configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge db-util
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install db-util package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
