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| Package | RHEL | License | Dependency status | Changes needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389-ds-base | X | GPLv3+ | depends on libdb-devel | nothing yet planned |
| apr-util | X | ASL 2.0 | uses libdb for its dbm | can use gdbm instead, configure --without-berkeley-db |
| bind | X | MPLv2.0 | bind-sdb uses libdb for db backend support | can use postgresql, ldap, sqlite and dirdb instead |
| bogofilter | X | GPLv2 | uses libdb for datastore | can use qdbm, TokyoCabinet, sqlite |
| clisp | GPLv2 | includes a interface module for libdb | Build without the bdb module | |
| cyrus-imapd | X | BSD | does not depend on libdb-devel anymore since f26 | |
| cyrus-sasl | X | BSD with advertising | uses libdb for sasldb | can use ndbm or gdbm instead, lmdb support in devel |
| dsniff | BSD | Uses libdb to store records about intercepted packages | no alternatives, last release - Dec 2000 | |
| evolution-data-server | X | LGPLv2+ | Part of the addressbook depends on libdb, deprecated in favour of sqlite | cmake -DWITH_LIBDB=OFF |
| exim | GPLv2+ | depends on perl | can be used with other DBM libraries (gdbm, tdb) | |
| hail | GPLv2 | depends on libdb-devel, upstream dead? | ||
| heimdal | BSD and MIT | backend support for Heimdal kdc and kadmind | configure --without-berkeley-db, use LMDB or NDBM | |
| httpd | ASL 2.0 | depends on apr-util-devel | Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB | |
| httpd-itk | ASL 2.0 | Use httpd-devel compiled without BDB | ||
| iproute | X | GPLv2+ and Public Domain | arpd binary depends on libdb-devel | build without arpd (patch the config script) or rewrite it to use something else |
| ipv6calc | GPLv2 | depends on libdb-devel | contacted upstream, probable change to LMDB. Needs perl-LMDB_File in Fedora/EPEL | |
| isync | GPLv2+ | libdb an optional dependency | mdconvert for backward compatibility with libdb | |
| jabberd | GPLv2+ | uses libdb as one of its backends for storage + authentication | can also use MySQL and Postgresql | |
| jigdo | GPLv2 with exceptions | uses libdb for file cache | no alternatives, configure --without-libdb | |
| libapreq2 | ASL 2.0 | depends on perl-devel, apr-util-devel, httpd-devel | ||
| libdb | BSD | Drop the package :) | ||
| libetpan | BSD | libdb used for mail cache | no alternatives, configure --disable-db | |
| libgda | LGPLv2+ | libdb used for an interface object | configure --without-bdb | |
| libpinyin | X | GPLv3+ | depends on KyotoCabinet since f24 | |
| libserf | ASL 2.0 | depends on apr-util-devel | Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB | |
| libsolv | X | BSD | depends on libdb-devel because of rpm | build rpm without libdb-devel, rewrite to accomodate for rpmlib changes |
| libzhuyin | dead.package | |||
| lizardfs | GPLv3 and ASL 2.0 and Boost | depends on libdb-devel | possibly none needed (due to GPLv3) | |
| mod_gnutls | ASL 2.0 | depends on apr-util-devel | Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB | |
| mod_security | ASL 2.0 | depends on httpd-devel | Use httpd-devel compiled without BDB | |
| nmh | BSD | libdb used as KV store to suppress duplicate mails | can be used with anything ndbm-like | |
| nss_updatedb | GPL+ | depends on libdb-devel | required compatibility with nss_db (uses the same DB file) | |
| nvi | BSD | uses libdb for message catalog | no alternatives | |
| open-cobol | dead.package | |||
| opendkim | BSD and Sendmail | uses libdb as one of the methods of accesssing data sets | can use other methods (LDAP, SQL, LMDB ...) | |
| openldap | X | OpenLDAP | libdb used for deprecated backends | configure --disable-bdb --disable-hdb -> use LMDB |
| opensips | GPLv2+ | has a module for Berkeley DB | can use other db modules, exclude db_berkeley from built modules | |
| pam | X | BSD and GPLv2+ | pam_userdb module for auth against Berkeley DB | configure --disable-db to disable bdb support |
| pam_abl | GPLv2+ | depends on libdb-devel | ||
| pam_ccreds | GPL+ | uses libdb as db backend | upstream open to patches for alternatives | |
| perdition | GPLv2+ | libdb module for server redirect lookup | can use other modules, configure --disable-bdb | |
| perl-BDB | GPL+ or Artistic | dropping the package | ||
| perl-BerkeleyDB | GPL+ or Artistic | dropping the package | ||
| perl-DB_File | X | GPL+ or Artistic | dropping the package | |
| perl-Digest-MD4 | GPL+ or Artistic | depends on libdb-devel | Builds successfully without libdb-devel | |
| perl-eperl | GPL+ or Artistic | depends on libdb-devel because of perl | do not link perl against libdb | |
| perl-Qt | GPLv2+ and (GPL+ or Artistic) | depends on perl-devel | ||
| php | X | MIT | php-dba module can use libdb | build without supporting libdb |
| pl | lots of licenses | libdb interface | build without the libdb interface | |
| postfix | X | IBM and GPLv2+ | lmdb as a db backend | can use LMDB or other backends |
| python2 | X | Python | deprecated bsddb module | build python without the bsddb module |
| python3-bsddb3 | BSD | BDB bindings | drop the package | |
| qpid-cpp | ASL 2.0 | depends on libdb-cxx-devel | don't have anything planned yet | |
| rapidsvn | GPLv3+ | depends on apr-util-devel, openldap-devel | build the packages without libdb | |
| redland | X | LGPLv2+ or ASL 2.0 | uses libdb for storage | configure --without-bdb, can use relational DBs as a store |
| reprepro | GPLv2 and GPLv2+ and MIT | depends on libdb-devel | being ported to SQLite as of 27/08/2016 | |
| rpm | X | depends on libdb-devel | upstream added LMDB backend via ed9de199 | |
| rsvndump | GPLv3+ | depends on subversion-devel | build subversion without libdb | |
| sendmail | X | Sendmail | uses libdb for email aliases | should be able to be built with GDBM instead |
| sks | GPLv2+ | depends on libdb-devel | no plan to migrate in the near future | |
| spamprobe | QPL | depends on libdb-devel | can be used with dbm-like libraries | |
| squid | X | GPLv2+ and (LGPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and Public Domain) | external acl helpers (session, time_quota) use libdb | rewrite/drop the helpers? |
| squidGuard | GPLv2 | depends on libdb-devel | no alternatives | |
| subversion | X | ASL 2.0 | uses libdb for repositories | configure --without-berkeley-db, need to convert BDB repositories to FSFS |
| tabled | dead.package | |||
| trustedqsl | BSD | depends on libdb-devel | LMDB support added in upstream devel branch | |
| webalizer | GPLv2+ | depends on libdb-devel | without libdb -> DNS/GeoDB code disabled, upstream dead | |
| xemacs | GPLv3+ | possibly none needed, can be built without supporting libdb | ||
| zinnia | BSD | build without libdb? |