How To Install mdbtools-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-dbg on Debian 9.
What is mdbtools-dbg
mdbtools-dbg is:
MDB tools are used to manipulate JET / MS Access database (MDB) files.
Contains debug symbols for packages mdbtools, libmdb2, libmdbsql2, odbc-mdbtools and mdbtools-gmdb.
There are three methods to install mdbtools-dbg 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 mdbtools-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mdbtools-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdbtools-dbg
Install mdbtools-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mdbtools-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdbtools-dbg
Install mdbtools-dbg 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 mdbtools-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdbtools-dbg
How To Uninstall mdbtools-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mdbtools-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdbtools-dbg
Uninstall mdbtools-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdbtools-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdbtools-dbg
Remove mdbtools-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove mdbtools-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdbtools-dbg
Remove mdbtools-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdbtools-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdbtools-dbg
Dependencies
mdbtools-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.