How To Install mdbtools-gmdb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-gmdb on Debian 9.
What is mdbtools-gmdb
mdbtools-gmdb is:
GNOME MDB viewer is a graphical interface that allows one to export data and schema from so-called JET database files. (These files are more commonly known as MDB files for their filename extension, or Access Databases after the name of the Microsoft application that uses JET as its native embedded database format)
There are three methods to install mdbtools-gmdb 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 mdbtools-gmdb 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-gmdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdbtools-gmdb
Install mdbtools-gmdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mdbtools-gmdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdbtools-gmdb
Install mdbtools-gmdb 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 mdbtools-gmdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdbtools-gmdb
How To Uninstall mdbtools-gmdb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mdbtools-gmdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdbtools-gmdb
Uninstall mdbtools-gmdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdbtools-gmdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdbtools-gmdb
Remove mdbtools-gmdb Configurations and Data
To remove mdbtools-gmdb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdbtools-gmdb
Remove mdbtools-gmdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdbtools-gmdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdbtools-gmdb
Dependencies
mdbtools-gmdb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-gmdb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.