How to Install and Uninstall libgdbm-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libgdbm-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libgdbm-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgdbm-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgdbm-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libgdbm-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libgdbm-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 157
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Source: gdbm
Version: 1.8.3-13.1
Replaces: libgdbm3 (<< 1.8.3-12.1), libgdbmg1-dev
Depends: libc6-dev | libc-dev, libgdbm3 (= 1.8.3-13.1)
Conflicts: libgdbm1-dev, libgdbmg1-dev
Breaks: libgdbm3 (<< 1.8.3-12.1)
Filename: pool/main/g/gdbm/libgdbm-dev_1.8.3-13.1_amd64.deb
Size: 35890
MD5sum: 43d4a0bd964a29ed5fd2a91a741de2c3
SHA1: 31f73504089b59d1183e193fd47e4da5b3c39987
SHA256: a83c220ad31a237eaf59e4f48dbbdf29e0612504ef3d54a358d71cfcc2c00dba
Description-en: GNU dbm database routines (development files)
GNU dbm ('gdbm') is a library of database functions that use extendible
hashing and works similarly to the standard UNIX 'dbm' functions. This
package includes development support files.
Description-md5: ebbee6ca49fb46d5019df4512658e99f
Homepage: http://directory.fsf.org/project/gdbm/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m