How To Install libsqlite3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsqlite3-dev
libsqlite3-dev is:
SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process.
This package contains the development files (headers, static libraries)
Package: libsqlite3-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.31.1-4 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: sqlite3 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 2314 Depends: libsqlite3-0 (= 3.31.1-4), libc6-dev Suggests: sqlite3-doc Filename: pool/main/s/sqlite3/libsqlite3-dev_3.31.1-4_amd64.deb Size: 696368 MD5sum: b8121232ddf538858e04b9cb4238d0a0 SHA1: 30d64ab128ce95755a799c7b7a46aa3344dfd103 SHA256: 7b81b1f3c1b811b12ce7fa23cc4dc7e1e45700a158a674a2eb7ee6f5a4f10f2f Homepage: https://www.sqlite.org/ Description-en: SQLite 3 development files SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process.
This package contains the development files (headers, static libraries)
There are three methods to install libsqlite3-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 libsqlite3-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 libsqlite3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsqlite3-dev
Install libsqlite3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsqlite3-dev
Install libsqlite3-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 libsqlite3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsqlite3-dev
How To Uninstall libsqlite3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsqlite3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsqlite3-dev
Uninstall libsqlite3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsqlite3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqlite3-dev
Remove libsqlite3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsqlite3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsqlite3-dev
Remove libsqlite3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsqlite3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqlite3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
