How To Install libodbc1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbc1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libodbc1
libodbc1 is:
UnixODBC is an implementation of the Open DataBase Connectivity standard, a database abstraction layer that allows applications to be used with many different relational databases by way of a single library.
This package provides the UnixODBC shared library, libodbc; and libodbctxt.so, a sample driver that reads from and writes to flat text files.
There are three methods to install libodbc1 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 libodbc1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libodbc1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libodbc1
Install libodbc1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libodbc1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libodbc1
Install libodbc1 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 libodbc1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libodbc1
How To Uninstall libodbc1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libodbc1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libodbc1
Uninstall libodbc1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libodbc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodbc1
Remove libodbc1 Configurations and Data
To remove libodbc1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libodbc1
Remove libodbc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libodbc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodbc1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbc1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
