How To Install libiodbc on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiodbc on CentOS 7. libiodbc is iODBC Driver Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiodbc on CentOS 7.

What is libiodbc

The iODBC Driver Manager is a free implementation of the SAG CLI and ODBC compliant driver manager which allows developers to write ODBC compliant applications that can connect to various databases using appropriate backend drivers. The iODBC Driver Manager is a free implementation of the SAG CLI and ODBC compliant driver manager which allows developers to write ODBC compliant applications that can connect to various databases using appropriate backend drivers.

We can use yum or dnf to install libiodbc on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libiodbc.

Install libiodbc on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libiodbc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libiodbc

Install libiodbc on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libiodbc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libiodbc

How To Uninstall libiodbc on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libiodbc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libiodbc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiodbc on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.