How To Install python-pymssql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymssql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pymssql
python-pymssql is:
This package contains a Python module allowing direct access to Microsoft SQL server and Sybase databases. It is designed for simplicity and performance, and conforms to Python DB-API 2.0.
It also includes a Nagios plugin to check MS SQL servers remotely.
There are three methods to install python-pymssql 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 python-pymssql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymssql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pymssql
Install python-pymssql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymssql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pymssql
Install python-pymssql 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 python-pymssql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pymssql
How To Uninstall python-pymssql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pymssql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pymssql
Uninstall python-pymssql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pymssql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pymssql
Remove python-pymssql Configurations and Data
To remove python-pymssql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pymssql
Remove python-pymssql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pymssql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pymssql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymssql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
