How To Install python-tds on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tds on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tds
python-tds is:
A platform independent Python DBAPI driver for Microsoft SQL Server using pure Python TDS (Tabular Data Stream) protocol implementation. It doesn’t depend on ADO or FreeTDS.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-tds 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-tds 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-tds using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tds
Install python-tds Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tds using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tds
Install python-tds 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-tds using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tds
How To Uninstall python-tds on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tds package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tds
Uninstall python-tds And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tds and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tds
Remove python-tds Configurations and Data
To remove python-tds configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tds
Remove python-tds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tds configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tds
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tds package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
