How To Install db5.3-util on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install db5.3-util on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is db5.3-util
db5.3-util is:
This package provides different tools for manipulating databases in the Berkeley v5.3 database format, and includes:
- db5.3_archive: write the pathnames of the log files no longer in use.
- db5.3_checkpoint: daemon process to monitor the database log and checkpoint it periodically.
- db5.3_deadlock: traverse the database environment lock region and abort lock requests when a deadlock is detected.
- db5.3_load: loads (and creates) a database from standard input.
- db5.3_dump: read a database file and write it in a format understood by db4.{2..8}_load.
- db5.3_printlog: dump log files in human readable format.
- db5.3_stat: display statistics for Berkeley DB environments.
- db5.3_upgrade: upgrades the version of files and the databases they contain.
- db5.3_verify: check the structure of files and their databases.
There are three methods to install db5.3-util on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install db5.3-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 db5.3-util using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install db5.3-util
Install db5.3-util Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install db5.3-util using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install db5.3-util
Install db5.3-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 db5.3-util using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install db5.3-util
How To Uninstall db5.3-util on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the db5.3-util package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove db5.3-util
Uninstall db5.3-util And Its Dependencies
To uninstall db5.3-util and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove db5.3-util
Remove db5.3-util Configurations and Data
To remove db5.3-util configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge db5.3-util
Remove db5.3-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove db5.3-util configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge db5.3-util
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install db5.3-util package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
