How To Install iodbc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install iodbc on Debian 9. iodbc is GTK+ config frontend for the iODBC Driver Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iodbc on Debian 9.

What is iodbc

iodbc is:

The iODBC (intrinsic Open Database Connectivity) driver manager is compatible with the ODBC 2.x and 3.x specification and performs all the jobs of a ODBC driver manager (i.e. driver loading, parameters and function sequence checking, driver’s function invoking, etc). Any ODBC driver working with ODBC 2.0 and 3.x driver manager will also work with iODBC driver manager and vice versa.

Applications (using ODBC function calls) linked with iODBC driver manager will be able to simultaneously access different types of data sources within one process through suitable iODBC drivers.

This package contains the configuration binaries.

There are three methods to install iodbc 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 iodbc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install iodbc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iodbc

Install iodbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install iodbc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install iodbc

Install iodbc 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 iodbc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iodbc

How To Uninstall iodbc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the iodbc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iodbc

Uninstall iodbc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iodbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iodbc

Remove iodbc Configurations and Data

To remove iodbc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iodbc

Remove iodbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove iodbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iodbc

Dependencies

iodbc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iodbc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.