How To Install cl-sql-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is cl-sql-odbc
cl-sql-odbc is:
This package enables you to use the CLSQL data access package with ODBC databases. CLSQL is a Common Lisp interface to SQL databases.
There are three methods to install cl-sql-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-odbc 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-odbc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-sql-odbc
Install cl-sql-odbc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-sql-odbc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-sql-odbc
Install cl-sql-odbc 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-odbc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-sql-odbc
How To Uninstall cl-sql-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the cl-sql-odbc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-sql-odbc
Uninstall cl-sql-odbc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-sql-odbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-sql-odbc
Remove cl-sql-odbc Configurations and Data
To remove cl-sql-odbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-sql-odbc
Remove cl-sql-odbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-sql-odbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-sql-odbc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-odbc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.