How To Install mdbtools-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mdbtools-doc
mdbtools-doc is:
MDB tools are used to manipulate JET / MS Access database (MDB) files.
This package contains a description of the .mdb format, some FAQ and a guide describing common problems such as charset configuration and ODBC usage.
There are three methods to install mdbtools-doc 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 mdbtools-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mdbtools-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdbtools-doc
Install mdbtools-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mdbtools-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdbtools-doc
Install mdbtools-doc 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 mdbtools-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdbtools-doc
How To Uninstall mdbtools-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mdbtools-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdbtools-doc
Uninstall mdbtools-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdbtools-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdbtools-doc
Remove mdbtools-doc Configurations and Data
To remove mdbtools-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdbtools-doc
Remove mdbtools-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdbtools-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdbtools-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
