libgdbm-dev | GNU dbm database routines (development files) | Mehr ...
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.
libgdbm3 | GNU dbm database routines (runtime version) | Mehr ...
GNU dbm ('gdbm') is a library of database functions that use extendible hashing and works similarly to the standard UNIX 'dbm' functions. . The basic use of 'gdbm' is to store key/data pairs in a data file, thus providing a persistent version of the 'dictionary' Abstract Data Type ('hash' to perl programmers).
