How To Install opensips-unixodbc-module on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips-unixodbc-module on Debian 9. opensips-unixodbc-module is unixODBC database connectivity module for OpenSIPS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips-unixodbc-module on Debian 9.

What is opensips-unixodbc-module

opensips-unixodbc-module is:

OpenSIPS is a very fast and flexible SIP (RFC3261) server. Written entirely in C, OpenSIPS can handle thousands calls per second even on low-budget hardware.

This package provides the unixODBC database driver for OpenSIPS.

There are three methods to install opensips-unixodbc-module 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 opensips-unixodbc-module Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install opensips-unixodbc-module

Install opensips-unixodbc-module Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install opensips-unixodbc-module using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install opensips-unixodbc-module

Install opensips-unixodbc-module 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 opensips-unixodbc-module using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opensips-unixodbc-module

How To Uninstall opensips-unixodbc-module on Debian 9

To uninstall only the opensips-unixodbc-module package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opensips-unixodbc-module

Uninstall opensips-unixodbc-module And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensips-unixodbc-module

Remove opensips-unixodbc-module Configurations and Data

To remove opensips-unixodbc-module configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opensips-unixodbc-module

Remove opensips-unixodbc-module configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove opensips-unixodbc-module configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensips-unixodbc-module

Dependencies

opensips-unixodbc-module have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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