How To Install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb on Ubuntu 18.04. libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb is HSQLDB SDBC driver for LibreOffice

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb is:

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

The HSQLDB SDBC Driver allows one to use the HSQLDB embedded database from LibreOffice without any wrapper layer such as ODBC or JDBC.

There are three methods to install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb 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 libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb 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-sdbc-hsqldb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

Install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

Install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb 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 libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

How To Uninstall libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

Uninstall libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

Remove libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb Configurations and Data

To remove libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

Remove libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

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Summary

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