How To Install gambas3-gb-db-odbc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-db-odbc on Debian 11. gambas3-gb-db-odbc is ODBC driver for the Gambas database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-db-odbc on Debian 11.

What is gambas3-gb-db-odbc

gambas3-gb-db-odbc is:

Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic(tm) (but it is NOT a clone!).

This package allows you to access to databases via unixODBC drivers from Gambas code.

There are three methods to install gambas3-gb-db-odbc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gambas3-gb-db-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 gambas3-gb-db-odbc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gambas3-gb-db-odbc

Install gambas3-gb-db-odbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-db-odbc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gambas3-gb-db-odbc

Install gambas3-gb-db-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-db-odbc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gambas3-gb-db-odbc

How To Uninstall gambas3-gb-db-odbc on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gambas3-gb-db-odbc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gambas3-gb-db-odbc

Uninstall gambas3-gb-db-odbc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gambas3-gb-db-odbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambas3-gb-db-odbc

Remove gambas3-gb-db-odbc Configurations and Data

To remove gambas3-gb-db-odbc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gambas3-gb-db-odbc

Remove gambas3-gb-db-odbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gambas3-gb-db-odbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambas3-gb-db-odbc

Dependencies

gambas3-gb-db-odbc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-db-odbc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.