How To Install libsoci-odbc3.2 on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoci-odbc3.2 on Debian 9.

What is libsoci-odbc3.2

libsoci-odbc3.2 is:

Database access library for C++ that makes the illusion of embedding SQL queries in the regular C++ code, staying entirely within Standard C++.

This package provides the ODBC backend.

There are three methods to install libsoci-odbc3.2 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 libsoci-odbc3.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoci-odbc3.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsoci-odbc3.2

Install libsoci-odbc3.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoci-odbc3.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsoci-odbc3.2

Install libsoci-odbc3.2 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 libsoci-odbc3.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsoci-odbc3.2

How To Uninstall libsoci-odbc3.2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsoci-odbc3.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsoci-odbc3.2

Uninstall libsoci-odbc3.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsoci-odbc3.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoci-odbc3.2

Remove libsoci-odbc3.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsoci-odbc3.2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsoci-odbc3.2

Remove libsoci-odbc3.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsoci-odbc3.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoci-odbc3.2

Dependencies

libsoci-odbc3.2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libsoci-odbc3.2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoci-odbc3.2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.