How To Install sqsh on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sqsh on Debian 9.
What is sqsh
sqsh is:
sqsh is a flexible commandline utility that uses the freetds libraries to connect to Sybase or Microsoft SQL servers. It is a useful debugging tool for identifying problems with other SQL applications, and it can be used as a productivity tool in its own right: unlike most SQL CLIs, sqsh’s interactive shell lets you pipe the output of SQL queries directly to other Unix commands for further processing.
There are three methods to install sqsh 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 sqsh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sqsh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sqsh
Install sqsh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sqsh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sqsh
Install sqsh 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 sqsh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sqsh
How To Uninstall sqsh on Debian 9
To uninstall only the sqsh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sqsh
Uninstall sqsh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sqsh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqsh
Remove sqsh Configurations and Data
To remove sqsh configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sqsh
Remove sqsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sqsh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqsh
Dependencies
sqsh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sqsh package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
