How To Install firebird3.0-utils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firebird3.0-utils on Debian 9.
What is firebird3.0-utils
firebird3.0-utils is:
Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL-99 features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers. It has been used on production systems under a variety of names since 1981.
This package contains the utilities for managing firebird servers:
- isql-fb – interactive console (original name isql)
- gbak – backup and restore databases
- gfix – check and repair databases
- gsec – manage users and roles
- fbstat – analyze databases (original name gstat)
- nbackup – incremental backup and file-level copy
- gpre – preprocess sources with embedded SQL
There are three methods to install firebird3.0-utils on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install firebird3.0-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firebird3.0-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firebird3.0-utils
Install firebird3.0-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firebird3.0-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firebird3.0-utils
Install firebird3.0-utils Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install firebird3.0-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firebird3.0-utils
How To Uninstall firebird3.0-utils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the firebird3.0-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firebird3.0-utils
Uninstall firebird3.0-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firebird3.0-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firebird3.0-utils
Remove firebird3.0-utils Configurations and Data
To remove firebird3.0-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firebird3.0-utils
Remove firebird3.0-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firebird3.0-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firebird3.0-utils
Dependencies
firebird3.0-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firebird3.0-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
