How To Install libjtds-java on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjtds-java on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libjtds-java
libjtds-java is:
jTDS is an open source JDBC 3.0 Type 4 driver for Microsoft SQL Server (6.5, 7.0, 2000 and 2005) and Sybase (10, 11, 12, 15). jTDS is the fastest JDBC driver for MS SQL Server and is a complete implementation of the JDBC spec.
jTDS is the most performant JDBC driver for both Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase. It is a complete implementation of JDBC 3.0, it passes the J2EE 1.3 certification and Hibernate test suites and is the preferred SQL Server/Sybase driver for JBoss, Hibernate, Atlassian JIRA and Confluence, DbVisualizer and Compiere.
There are three methods to install libjtds-java on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjtds-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjtds-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjtds-java
Install libjtds-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjtds-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjtds-java
Install libjtds-java 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libjtds-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjtds-java
How To Uninstall libjtds-java on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libjtds-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjtds-java
Uninstall libjtds-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjtds-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjtds-java
Remove libjtds-java Configurations and Data
To remove libjtds-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjtds-java
Remove libjtds-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjtds-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjtds-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjtds-java package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
