How To Install cl-sql-aodbc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-aodbc on Ubuntu 20.04. cl-sql-aodbc is CLSQL database backend, AODBC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-aodbc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cl-sql-aodbc

cl-sql-aodbc is:

This package enables you to use the CLSQL data access package with AllegroCL’s AODBC databases. CLSQL is a Common Lisp interface to SQL databases.

There are three methods to install cl-sql-aodbc on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cl-sql-aodbc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-sql-aodbc

Install cl-sql-aodbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cl-sql-aodbc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cl-sql-aodbc

Install cl-sql-aodbc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cl-sql-aodbc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-sql-aodbc

How To Uninstall cl-sql-aodbc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cl-sql-aodbc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-sql-aodbc

Uninstall cl-sql-aodbc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-sql-aodbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-sql-aodbc

Remove cl-sql-aodbc Configurations and Data

To remove cl-sql-aodbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-sql-aodbc

Remove cl-sql-aodbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cl-sql-aodbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-sql-aodbc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-aodbc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.