How To Install libopendbx1-sybase on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1-sybase on Ubuntu 18.04. libopendbx1-sybase is Sybase ctlib backend for OpenDBX

Introduction

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

What is libopendbx1-sybase

libopendbx1-sybase 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 Sybase backend.

There are three methods to install libopendbx1-sybase 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-sybase 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-sybase using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopendbx1-sybase

Install libopendbx1-sybase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopendbx1-sybase

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

sudo aptitude -y install libopendbx1-sybase

How To Uninstall libopendbx1-sybase on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libopendbx1-sybase

Uninstall libopendbx1-sybase And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopendbx1-sybase

Remove libopendbx1-sybase Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopendbx1-sybase

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

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

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

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Summary

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