How To Install root-sql-odbc on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-odbc on CentOS 8.
What is root-sql-odbc
This package contains the ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) plugin for ROOT, that allows transparent access to any kind of database that supports the ODBC protocol.
We can use yum or dnf to install root-sql-odbc on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install root-sql-odbc.
Install root-sql-odbc on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install root-sql-odbc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install root-sql-odbc
Install root-sql-odbc on CentOS 8 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 root-sql-odbc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install root-sql-odbc
How To Uninstall root-sql-odbc on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the root-sql-odbc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove root-sql-odbc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-odbc on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.