How To Install libodpic4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodpic4 on Debian 12.
What is libodpic4
libodpic4 is:
Oracle Database Programming Interface for C (ODPI-C) is an open source library of C code that simplifies access to Oracle Database for applications written in C or C++. It is a wrapper over Oracle Call Interface (OCI) that makes applications and language interfaces easier to develop.
ODPI-C supports basic and advanced features of Oracle Database and Oracle Client. See the homepage for a list.
This package contains the C shared library needed to run programs that dynamically link to ODPI-C.
There are three methods to install libodpic4 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libodpic4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libodpic4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libodpic4
Install libodpic4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libodpic4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libodpic4
Install libodpic4 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 libodpic4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libodpic4
How To Uninstall libodpic4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libodpic4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libodpic4
Uninstall libodpic4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libodpic4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodpic4
Remove libodpic4 Configurations and Data
To remove libodpic4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libodpic4
Remove libodpic4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libodpic4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodpic4
Dependencies
libodpic4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodpic4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
