How To Install ruby-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-odbc
ruby-odbc is:
ODBC is a standard API for connecting to ODBC data sources such as Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs). For accessing ODBC data sources from the Ruby language, an ODBC binding library and Ruby interface are required.
This package includes both UTF-8 and non-UTF-8 versions.
There are three methods to install ruby-odbc 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 ruby-odbc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-odbc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-odbc
Install ruby-odbc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-odbc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-odbc
Install ruby-odbc 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 ruby-odbc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-odbc
How To Uninstall ruby-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-odbc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-odbc
Uninstall ruby-odbc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-odbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-odbc
Remove ruby-odbc Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-odbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-odbc
Remove ruby-odbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-odbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-odbc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-odbc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
