Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm6 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgdbm6
libgdbm6 is:
GNU dbm (‘gdbm’) is a library of database functions that use extendible
hashing and works similarly to the standard UNIX ‘dbm’ functions.
The basic use of ‘gdbm’ is to store key/data pairs in a data file, thus
providing a persistent version of the ‘dictionary’ Abstract Data Type
(‘hash’ to perl programmers).
There are three methods to install libgdbm6 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 libgdbm6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdbm6
Install libgdbm6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdbm6
Install libgdbm6 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 libgdbm6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdbm6
How To Uninstall libgdbm6 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgdbm6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdbm6
Uninstall libgdbm6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdbm6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdbm6
Remove libgdbm6 Configurations and Data
To remove libgdbm6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdbm6
Remove libgdbm6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdbm6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdbm6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
