How To Install sqlite3 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 sqlite3 on Ubuntu.
What is sqlite3
sqlite3 is:
SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process.
There are three methods to install sqlite3 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 sqlite3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sqlite3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sqlite3
Install sqlite3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sqlite3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sqlite3
Install sqlite3 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 sqlite3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sqlite3
How To Uninstall sqlite3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sqlite3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sqlite3
Uninstall sqlite3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sqlite3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqlite3
Remove sqlite3 Configurations and Data
To remove sqlite3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sqlite3
Remove sqlite3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sqlite3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqlite3
Dependencies
sqlite3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.