How To Install freetds-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetds-doc on Debian 12.
What is freetds-doc
freetds-doc is:
FreeTDS is an implementation of the Tabular DataStream protocol, used for connecting to MS SQL and Sybase servers over TCP/IP.
This package includes the user guide as well as the library API reference manual.
There are three methods to install freetds-doc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freetds-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freetds-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freetds-doc
Install freetds-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freetds-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freetds-doc
Install freetds-doc 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 freetds-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freetds-doc
How To Uninstall freetds-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the freetds-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freetds-doc
Uninstall freetds-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freetds-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freetds-doc
Remove freetds-doc Configurations and Data
To remove freetds-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freetds-doc
Remove freetds-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freetds-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freetds-doc
Dependencies
freetds-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetds-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
