How To Install ruby-odbc-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-odbc-dbg on Debian 9.
What is ruby-odbc-dbg
ruby-odbc-dbg is:
ODBC is a standard API for connecting to ODBC data sources such as Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs). For accessing ODBC data sources from the Ruby language, an ODBC binding library and Ruby interface are required.
This package includes both UTF-8 and non-UTF-8 versions.
This package allows developers to interpret core dumps by providing backtrace names for debuggers.
There are three methods to install ruby-odbc-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 ruby-odbc-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 ruby-odbc-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-odbc-dbg
Install ruby-odbc-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-odbc-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-odbc-dbg
Install ruby-odbc-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 ruby-odbc-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-odbc-dbg
How To Uninstall ruby-odbc-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-odbc-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-odbc-dbg
Uninstall ruby-odbc-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-odbc-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-odbc-dbg
Remove ruby-odbc-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-odbc-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-odbc-dbg
Remove ruby-odbc-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-odbc-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-odbc-dbg
Dependencies
ruby-odbc-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-odbc-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
