How To Install libsqliteodbc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqliteodbc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsqliteodbc
libsqliteodbc is:
This package allows you to connect to an SQLite database using ODBC, the Open Database Connectivity abstraction layer which is understood by a variety of database tools that may not be able to talk to SQLite directly.
There are three methods to install libsqliteodbc 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 libsqliteodbc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsqliteodbc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsqliteodbc
Install libsqliteodbc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsqliteodbc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsqliteodbc
Install libsqliteodbc 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 libsqliteodbc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsqliteodbc
How To Uninstall libsqliteodbc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsqliteodbc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsqliteodbc
Uninstall libsqliteodbc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsqliteodbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqliteodbc
Remove libsqliteodbc Configurations and Data
To remove libsqliteodbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsqliteodbc
Remove libsqliteodbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsqliteodbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqliteodbc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqliteodbc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
