How To Install odpic-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install odpic-dev on Debian 12.
What is odpic-dev
odpic-dev is:
Oracle Database Programming Interface for C (ODPI-C) is an open source library of C code that simplifies access to Oracle Database for applications written in C or C++. It is a wrapper over Oracle Call Interface (OCI) that makes applications and language interfaces easier to develop.
ODPI-C supports basic and advanced features of Oracle Database and Oracle Client. See the homepage for a list.
This package contains the files needed to develop programs that use ODPI-C; including the headers, examples, and sample programs.
There are three methods to install odpic-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install odpic-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install odpic-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install odpic-dev
Install odpic-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install odpic-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install odpic-dev
Install odpic-dev 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 odpic-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install odpic-dev
How To Uninstall odpic-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the odpic-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove odpic-dev
Uninstall odpic-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall odpic-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove odpic-dev
Remove odpic-dev Configurations and Data
To remove odpic-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge odpic-dev
Remove odpic-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove odpic-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge odpic-dev
Dependencies
odpic-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install odpic-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
