How To Install libqt4-sql-odbc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-sql-odbc on Debian 9.
What is libqt4-sql-odbc
libqt4-sql-odbc is:
This package contains the ODBC plugin for Qt 4.
Install it if you intend to use or write Qt programs that are to access an ODBC DB.
There are three methods to install libqt4-sql-odbc 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 libqt4-sql-odbc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-sql-odbc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt4-sql-odbc
Install libqt4-sql-odbc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-sql-odbc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt4-sql-odbc
Install libqt4-sql-odbc 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 libqt4-sql-odbc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt4-sql-odbc
How To Uninstall libqt4-sql-odbc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libqt4-sql-odbc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt4-sql-odbc
Uninstall libqt4-sql-odbc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt4-sql-odbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt4-sql-odbc
Remove libqt4-sql-odbc Configurations and Data
To remove libqt4-sql-odbc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt4-sql-odbc
Remove libqt4-sql-odbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt4-sql-odbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt4-sql-odbc
Dependencies
libqt4-sql-odbc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-sql-odbc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
