How To Install cl-sql-odbc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-odbc on Ubuntu 22.04. cl-sql-odbc is CLSQL database backend, ODBC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-odbc on Ubuntu 22.04.

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 22.04. 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 22.04

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 22.04, 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 22.04 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 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.