How To Install mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7. mysql-connector-odbc is ODBC driver for MySQL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7.

What is mysql-connector-odbc

An ODBC (rev 3) driver for MySQL, for use with unixODBC.

We can use yum or dnf to install mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mysql-connector-odbc.

Install mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mysql-connector-odbc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mysql-connector-odbc

Install mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mysql-connector-odbc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mysql-connector-odbc

How To Uninstall mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mysql-connector-odbc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mysql-connector-odbc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-connector-odbc on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.