How To Install libopendbx1-mssql on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1-mssql on Ubuntu 22.04. libopendbx1-mssql is MSSQL backend for OpenDBX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1-mssql on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libopendbx1-mssql

libopendbx1-mssql is:

OpenDBX provides a simple and lightweight API for interfacing native relational database APIs in a consistent way. By using the OpenDBX API you don’t have to adapt your program to the different database APIs by yourself.

This package contains the MSSQL backend.

There are three methods to install libopendbx1-mssql on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopendbx1-mssql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopendbx1-mssql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopendbx1-mssql

Install libopendbx1-mssql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopendbx1-mssql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopendbx1-mssql

Install libopendbx1-mssql 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 libopendbx1-mssql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopendbx1-mssql

How To Uninstall libopendbx1-mssql on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libopendbx1-mssql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopendbx1-mssql

Uninstall libopendbx1-mssql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopendbx1-mssql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopendbx1-mssql

Remove libopendbx1-mssql Configurations and Data

To remove libopendbx1-mssql configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopendbx1-mssql

Remove libopendbx1-mssql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopendbx1-mssql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopendbx1-mssql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1-mssql package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.