How To Install libreoffice-mysql-connector on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-mysql-connector on Debian 9. libreoffice-mysql-connector is MariaDB/MySQL Connector extension for LibreOffice

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-mysql-connector on Debian 9.

What is libreoffice-mysql-connector

libreoffice-mysql-connector is:

LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.

The MariaDB/MySQL Connector extension allows one to use the MariaDB or MySQL database from LibreOffice without any wrapper layer such as ODBC or JDBC.

There are three methods to install libreoffice-mysql-connector 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 libreoffice-mysql-connector Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-mysql-connector

Install libreoffice-mysql-connector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-mysql-connector using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreoffice-mysql-connector

Install libreoffice-mysql-connector 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 libreoffice-mysql-connector using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-mysql-connector

How To Uninstall libreoffice-mysql-connector on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libreoffice-mysql-connector package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-mysql-connector

Uninstall libreoffice-mysql-connector And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-mysql-connector

Remove libreoffice-mysql-connector Configurations and Data

To remove libreoffice-mysql-connector configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-mysql-connector

Remove libreoffice-mysql-connector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-mysql-connector configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-mysql-connector

Dependencies

libreoffice-mysql-connector have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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