How To Install libberkeleydb-perl on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libberkeleydb-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libberkeleydb-perl
libberkeleydb-perl is:
Provides BerkeleyDB::Hash, BerkeleyDB::Btree etc. classes that allow access to Berkeley DB databases as if they were normal Perl hash tables.
Supports all the features of Berkeley DB such as sharing cache and lock memory between processes, logging and transactions.
There are three methods to install libberkeleydb-perl on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libberkeleydb-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libberkeleydb-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libberkeleydb-perl
Install libberkeleydb-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libberkeleydb-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libberkeleydb-perl
Install libberkeleydb-perl 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 libberkeleydb-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libberkeleydb-perl
How To Uninstall libberkeleydb-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libberkeleydb-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libberkeleydb-perl
Uninstall libberkeleydb-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libberkeleydb-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libberkeleydb-perl
Remove libberkeleydb-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libberkeleydb-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libberkeleydb-perl
Remove libberkeleydb-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libberkeleydb-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libberkeleydb-perl
Dependencies
libberkeleydb-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libberkeleydb-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.