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Step by Step Guide to Install Berkeley DB on Linux Ubuntu Operating System
Step 1: Make Sure you are in the home directory; if not, please execute the below command
cd ~
Step 2: Update the system and then install the essential components using the below commands
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install build-essential sudo apt-get install autoconf libtool pkg-config libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libevent-dev libqt4-dev libcanberra-gtk-module libdb++-dev
Step 3: Download the source code of Berkeley DB
wget http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz
Step 4: Unzip the file
tar -xvf db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz
Step 5: Change and enter the build directory
cd db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix
Step 6: Create the Build Directory and set the environment Variable
mkdir -p build BDB_PREFIX=$(pwd)/build
Step 7: Setup the configuration
../dist/configure --disable-shared --enable-cxx --with-pic --prefix=$BDB_PREFIX
Step 8: Now execute the final installation command
sudo make install
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