Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgda-5.0-dev
libgda-5.0-dev is:
libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library
integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata
extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common
way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines
through an easier API.
This package contains the header files and libraries needed for
development.
There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-dev 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 libgda-5.0-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 libgda-5.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-dev
Install libgda-5.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-dev
Install libgda-5.0-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 libgda-5.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-dev
Uninstall libgda-5.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgda-5.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-dev
Remove libgda-5.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgda-5.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-dev
Remove libgda-5.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
