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Getting Started with SQLite

Explore how to install SQLite on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and learn essential commands like creating tables, inserting data, querying, and deleting records. Understand how to use SQLite's single-file database for portability and prepare for integrating SQLite with Go applications.

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SQLite implements both a library to access the database and a file format to store the data. To use it with other applications, you need SQLite installed on your system.

SQLite installation

If you’re running Linux, there’s a good chance you already have SQLite installed, since many applications use it to store data. You can use your distribution’s package manager to check for and install SQLite if it’s not installed yet. SQLite is available with most popular Linux distributions. For more details, consult your distribution’s documentation and package repositories.

If you’re using macOS, install SQLite by using ...