How To Install dbconfig-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbconfig-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04. dbconfig-sqlite is dbconfig-common SQLite support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbconfig-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dbconfig-sqlite

dbconfig-sqlite is:

This package ensures SQLite support in the dbconfig-common framework, and should be in the depends list of packages that require SQLite support from dbconfig-common.

System administrators that don’t want dbconfig-common to handle the database management should install dbconfig-no-thanks instead.

There are three methods to install dbconfig-sqlite 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 dbconfig-sqlite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dbconfig-sqlite

Install dbconfig-sqlite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dbconfig-sqlite

Install dbconfig-sqlite 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 dbconfig-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbconfig-sqlite

How To Uninstall dbconfig-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the dbconfig-sqlite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dbconfig-sqlite

Uninstall dbconfig-sqlite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbconfig-sqlite

Remove dbconfig-sqlite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dbconfig-sqlite

Remove dbconfig-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbconfig-sqlite

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Summary

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