How To Install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc is:
Tdbc is an interface standard for SQL databases and connectivity that aims to make it easy to write portable and secure Tcl scripts that access SQL databases. This package provides the driver for the ODBC, the Open DataBase Connectivity.
There are three methods to install tcl8.6-tdbc-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 tcl8.6-tdbc-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 tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
Install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
Install tcl8.6-tdbc-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 tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
How To Uninstall tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
Uninstall tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
Remove tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc Configurations and Data
To remove tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
Remove tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl8.6-tdbc-odbc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
