How To Install odbc-mariadb on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install odbc-mariadb on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is odbc-mariadb
odbc-mariadb is:
This package provides a driver that allows ODBC-enabled applications to access MariaDB databases. ODBC is an abstraction layer that allows applications written for that layer to access databases in a manner that is relatively independent of the particular database management system.
There are three methods to install odbc-mariadb on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install odbc-mariadb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install odbc-mariadb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install odbc-mariadb
Install odbc-mariadb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install odbc-mariadb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install odbc-mariadb
Install odbc-mariadb 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 odbc-mariadb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install odbc-mariadb
How To Uninstall odbc-mariadb on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the odbc-mariadb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove odbc-mariadb
Uninstall odbc-mariadb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall odbc-mariadb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove odbc-mariadb
Remove odbc-mariadb Configurations and Data
To remove odbc-mariadb configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge odbc-mariadb
Remove odbc-mariadb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove odbc-mariadb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge odbc-mariadb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install odbc-mariadb package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.