How To Install libodb-2.4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-2.4 on Debian 9. libodb-2.4 is Common ODB Runtime Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-2.4 on Debian 9.

What is libodb-2.4

libodb-2.4 is:

ODB is an object-relational mapping (ORM) system for C++. It provides tools, APIs, and library support that allow you to persist C++ objects to a relational database (RDBMS) without having to deal with tables, columns, or SQL and without manually writing any of the mapping code.

This package contains the common ODB runtime library. Every application that includes code generated by the ODB compiler will need to link to this library.

There are three methods to install libodb-2.4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libodb-2.4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libodb-2.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libodb-2.4

Install libodb-2.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libodb-2.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libodb-2.4

Install libodb-2.4 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 libodb-2.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libodb-2.4

How To Uninstall libodb-2.4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libodb-2.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libodb-2.4

Uninstall libodb-2.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libodb-2.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodb-2.4

Remove libodb-2.4 Configurations and Data

To remove libodb-2.4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libodb-2.4

Remove libodb-2.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libodb-2.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodb-2.4

Dependencies

libodb-2.4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-2.4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.