From Fedora Project Wiki
| Package | RHEL | License | Dependency status | Changes needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389-ds-base | X | depends on libdb-devel | nothing yet planned | ||
| apr-util | X | optional module | configure --without-berkeley-db | ||
| claws-mail | Depends on libetpan | ||||
| clisp | Build without the bdb module | ||||
| cyrus-imapd | X | optional component | configure --without-bdb, can be converted to skiplist format | ||
| cyrus-sasl | X | LMDB support in upstream | get new release, configure --with-dblib=lmdb | ||
| dsniff | Depends on libdb-devel | last release - Dec 2000 | |||
| evolution-data-server | X | Part of the addressbook depends on libdb | configure --without-libdb, migrated to SQLite? | ||
| exim | depends on perl | can be used with other DBM libraries (gdbm, tdb) | |||
| hail | depends on libdb-devel, upstream dead? | ||||
| heimdal | configure --without-berkeley-db, use LMDB | ||||
| httpd | depends on apr-util-devel | Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB | |||
| httpd-itk | Use httpd-devel compiled without BDB | ||||
| iproute | X | arpd binary depends on libdb-devel | build without arpd (patch the config script) or rewrite it to use something else | ||
| ipv6calc | depends on libdb-devel | contacted upstream, probable change to LMDB. Needs perl-LMDB_File in Fedora/EPEL | |||
| isync | depends on libdb-devel | libdb an optional dependency, mdconvert for backward compatibility with libdb | |||
| jigdo | uses libdb for file cache | configure --without-libdb | |||
| libapreq2 | depends on perl-devel, apr-util-devel, httpd-devel | ||||
| libdb | Drop the package :) | ||||
| libetpan | configure --disable-db | ||||
| libgda | configure --without-bdb | ||||
| libpinyin | X | can be used with either libdb or KyotoCabinet | configure --with-dbm=KyotoCabinet, RHEL missing KyotoCabinet | ||
| libserf | depends on apr-util-devel | Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB | |||
| libsolv | X | depends on libdb-devel because of rpm | build rpm without libdb-devel, rewrite to accomodate for rpmlib changes | ||
| libzhuyin | depends on libdb-devel | considering KyotoCabinet as an alternative | |||
| mod_gnutls | depends on apr-util-devel | Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB | |||
| mod_security | depends on httpd-devel | Use httpd-devel compiled without BDB | |||
| nmh | can be used with gdbm | ||||
| nss_updatedb | depends on libdb-devel | required compatibility with nss_db (uses the same DB file) | |||
| nvi | depends on libdb-devel | ||||
| open-cobol | can be used without BDB (no ISAM access) or with VBISAM | --without-db, retired in F25 | |||
| opendkim | configure --without-db --with-lmdb -> Use LMDB | ||||
| openldap | X | libdb used for deprecated backends | configure --disable-bdb --disable-hdb -> use LMDB | ||
| opensips | has a module for Berkeley DB | exclude db_berkeley from built modules | |||
| pam | X | pam_userdb module for auth against Berkeley DB | configure --disable-db to disable bdb support | ||
| pam_abl | depends on libdb-devel | ||||
| pam_ccreds | depends on libdb-devel | upstream open to patches for alternatives | |||
| perdition | can use other alternatives, GDBM by default | configure --disable-bdb to disable building with libdb support | |||
| perl-BDB | dropping the package | ||||
| perl-BerkeleyDB | dropping the package | ||||
| perl-DB_File | X | dropping the package | |||
| perl-Digest-MD4 | depends on libdb-devel? | ||||
| perl-eperl | depends on libdb-devel | ||||
| perl-Qt | depends on perl-devel | ||||
| php | X | php-dba module can use libdb | build without supporting libdb | ||
| postfix | X | can use LMDB | CCARGS="${CCARGS} -DNO_DB -DHAS_LMDB" AUXLIBS_LMDB="-llmdb" | ||
| python | X | deprecated bsddb module | build python without the bsddb module | ||
| python3-bsddb3 | BDB bindings | drop the package | |||
| qpid-cpp | depends on libdb-devel | don't have anything planned yet | |||
| rapidsvn | depends on apr-util-devel, openldap-devel | build the packages without libdb | |||
| redland | X | uses libdb for storage | configure --without-bdb, can use relational DBs as a store | ||
| reprepro | depends on libdb-devel | being ported to SQLite | |||
| rpm | X | depends on libdb-devel | upstream added LMDB backend via ed9de199 | ||
| rsvndump | depends on subversion-devel | build subversion without libdb | |||
| sendmail | X | uses libdb for email aliases | should be able to be built with QDBM instead | ||
| sks | depends on libdb-devel | no plan to migrate in the near future | |||
| spamprobe | depends on libdb-devel, can be used with gdbm? | ||||
| squid | X | external acl helpers (session, time_quota) use libdb | rewrite/drop the helpers? | ||
| squidGuard | depends on libdb-devel | ||||
| subversion | X | uses libdb for repositories | configure --without-berkeley-db, need to convert BDB repositories to FSFS | ||
| tabled | depends on libdb-devel, upstream dead? | ||||
| trustedqsl | depends on libdb-devel | will add LMDB in its next release, drop BDB in release after that | |||
| webalizer | depends on libdb-devel | without libdb -> DNS/GeoDB code disabled, upstream dead | |||
| xemacs | can be built without supporting libdb | ||||
| zinnia | build without libdb? |