How to Install and Uninstall db-upgrade-util Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "db-upgrade-util" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install db-upgrade-util on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                db-upgrade-util
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "db-upgrade-util" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall db-upgrade-util on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                db-upgrade-util
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the db-upgrade-util package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: db-upgrade-util
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 9
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Berkeley DB Group
Architecture: all
Source: db-defaults
Version: 1:5.3.21~exp1ubuntu2
Depends: db5.3-util
Filename: pool/universe/d/db-defaults/db-upgrade-util_5.3.21~exp1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 2448
MD5sum: d2efbf9fa8a0ded1548f3fd4c993ac42
SHA1: 9a1e4a0996fda66fe4f6dfc6795f4a60ea3e0e21
SHA256: a2c9f50f765d318de190023862a1daa5e3102a720b1614b93af964a4e1a072c1
Description-en: Berkeley Database Utilities (old versions)
This empty package depends on the old (from previous stable release)
utilities package containing different tools for manipulating
databases and installs unversioned links to current database
utilities.
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This package exists to help package maintainers which need to upgrade
Berkeley DB database file. The package which needs to perform an
database upgrade will need to depend on db-util and db-upgrade-util
and call commands as described in:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17076_02/html/upgrading/upgrade_process.html
Description-md5: 01101af047006920c642d09e46f55342
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu