How To Install python-gdbm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdbm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. python-gdbm-dbg is GNU dbm database support for Python2 (debug extension)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdbm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python-gdbm-dbg

python-gdbm-dbg is:

GNU dbm database module for Python2. Install this if you want to create or read GNU dbm database files with Python2.

This package contains the extensions built for the Python2 debug interpreter. Build-Ids: 17aa967bf07aacd1bda863eda5f62266be1e7d63

There are three methods to install python-gdbm-dbg 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 python-gdbm-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-gdbm-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-gdbm-dbg

Install python-gdbm-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-gdbm-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-gdbm-dbg

Install python-gdbm-dbg 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 python-gdbm-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gdbm-dbg

How To Uninstall python-gdbm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python-gdbm-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gdbm-dbg

Uninstall python-gdbm-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gdbm-dbg

Remove python-gdbm-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove python-gdbm-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gdbm-dbg

Remove python-gdbm-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-gdbm-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gdbm-dbg

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Summary

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