How To Install tora on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tora on Ubuntu 18.04. tora is graphical toolkit for database developers and administrators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tora on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tora

tora is:

TOra features a schema browser, SQL worksheet, PL/SQL editor & debugger, storage manager, rollback segment monitor, instance manager, and SQL output viewer. Via Qt4 it can access PostgreSQL and MySQL directly. Any other database systems can be accessed via ODBC.

There are three methods to install tora 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 tora Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tora using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tora

Install tora Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tora using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tora

Install tora 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 tora using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tora

How To Uninstall tora on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tora package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tora

Uninstall tora And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tora and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tora

Remove tora Configurations and Data

To remove tora configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tora

Remove tora configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tora configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tora

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tora package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.