How To Install libdb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libdb-dev is Berkeley Database Libraries [development]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libdb-dev

libdb-dev is:

This empty package depends on the recommended development package containing headers and static libraries for the Berkeley database library.

There are three methods to install libdb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdb-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdb-dev

Install libdb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdb-dev

Install libdb-dev 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 libdb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdb-dev

How To Uninstall libdb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libdb-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdb-dev

Uninstall libdb-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb-dev

Remove libdb-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdb-dev

Remove libdb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdb-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.