How To Install libodbc2 on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbc2 on Debian 12.

What is libodbc2

libodbc2 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 Driver Manager library.

There are three methods to install libodbc2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libodbc2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libodbc2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libodbc2

Install libodbc2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libodbc2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libodbc2

Install libodbc2 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 libodbc2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libodbc2

How To Uninstall libodbc2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libodbc2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libodbc2

Uninstall libodbc2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libodbc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodbc2

Remove libodbc2 Configurations and Data

To remove libodbc2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libodbc2

Remove libodbc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libodbc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodbc2

Dependencies

libodbc2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libltdl7

References

• libodbc2 website
• libodbc2 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbc2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.