How To Install libsqliteodbc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqliteodbc on Debian 9. libsqliteodbc is ODBC driver for SQLite embedded database

Introduction

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

What is libsqliteodbc

libsqliteodbc is:

This package allows you to connect to an SQLite database using ODBC, the Open Database Connectivity abstraction layer which is understood by a variety of database tools that may not be able to talk to SQLite directly.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsqliteodbc

Install libsqliteodbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsqliteodbc

Install libsqliteodbc 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 libsqliteodbc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsqliteodbc

How To Uninstall libsqliteodbc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsqliteodbc

Uninstall libsqliteodbc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqliteodbc

Remove libsqliteodbc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsqliteodbc

Remove libsqliteodbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqliteodbc

Dependencies

libsqliteodbc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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