How To Install libopendbx1-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04. libopendbx1-odbc is ODBC backend for OpenDBX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopendbx1-odbc

libopendbx1-odbc is:

OpenDBX provides a simple and lightweight API for interfacing native relational database APIs in a consistent way. By using the OpenDBX API you don’t have to adapt your program to the different database APIs by yourself.

This package contains the ODBC backend.

There are three methods to install libopendbx1-odbc 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 libopendbx1-odbc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopendbx1-odbc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopendbx1-odbc

Install libopendbx1-odbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopendbx1-odbc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopendbx1-odbc

Install libopendbx1-odbc 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 libopendbx1-odbc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopendbx1-odbc

How To Uninstall libopendbx1-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopendbx1-odbc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopendbx1-odbc

Uninstall libopendbx1-odbc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopendbx1-odbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopendbx1-odbc

Remove libopendbx1-odbc Configurations and Data

To remove libopendbx1-odbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopendbx1-odbc

Remove libopendbx1-odbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopendbx1-odbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopendbx1-odbc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1-odbc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.