How To Install mariadb-connector-odbc on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-connector-odbc on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mariadb-connector-odbc
MariaDB Connector/ODBC is a standardized, LGPL licensed database driver using the industry standard Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API. It supports ODBC Standard 3.5, can be used as a drop-in replacement for MySQL Connector/ODBC, and it supports both Unicode and ANSI modes.
We can use yum or dnf to install mariadb-connector-odbc on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mariadb-connector-odbc.
Install mariadb-connector-odbc on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mariadb-connector-odbc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mariadb-connector-odbc
Install mariadb-connector-odbc on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mariadb-connector-odbc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mariadb-connector-odbc
How To Uninstall mariadb-connector-odbc on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mariadb-connector-odbc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mariadb-connector-odbc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-connector-odbc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
