How To Install libct4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libct4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libct4
libct4 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 shared libraries for the Sybase CT-Lib API. You will need this if you plan to connect to MS SQL or Sybase servers, or use the PHP sybase or Perl DBD::Sybase extensions.
There are three methods to install libct4 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 libct4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libct4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libct4
Install libct4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libct4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libct4
Install libct4 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 libct4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libct4
How To Uninstall libct4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libct4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libct4
Uninstall libct4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libct4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libct4
Remove libct4 Configurations and Data
To remove libct4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libct4
Remove libct4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libct4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libct4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libct4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
