How To Install libmysqlclient21 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 libmysqlclient21 on Ubuntu.
What is libmysqlclient21
libmysqlclient21 is:
MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query language in the world. The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and ease of use.
This package includes the client library.
There are three methods to install libmysqlclient21 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 libmysqlclient21 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysqlclient21 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmysqlclient21
Install libmysqlclient21 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysqlclient21 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmysqlclient21
Install libmysqlclient21 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 libmysqlclient21 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmysqlclient21
How To Uninstall libmysqlclient21 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmysqlclient21 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmysqlclient21
Uninstall libmysqlclient21 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmysqlclient21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmysqlclient21
Remove libmysqlclient21 Configurations and Data
To remove libmysqlclient21 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmysqlclient21
Remove libmysqlclient21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmysqlclient21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmysqlclient21
Dependencies
libmysqlclient21 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysqlclient21 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.