How To Install unixodbc-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is unixodbc-bin
unixodbc-bin is:
This package contains three graphical applications for use with unixODBC, the Open DataBase Connectivity suite: ODBCConfig, a graphical configuration tool for managing database drivers and access to individual databases; DataManager, a simple browser and query tool for ODBC databases; and odbctest, a tool for testing the ODBC API itself.
There are three methods to install unixodbc-bin 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 unixodbc-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install unixodbc-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unixodbc-bin
Install unixodbc-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unixodbc-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unixodbc-bin
Install unixodbc-bin 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 unixodbc-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unixodbc-bin
How To Uninstall unixodbc-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the unixodbc-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unixodbc-bin
Uninstall unixodbc-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unixodbc-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unixodbc-bin
Remove unixodbc-bin Configurations and Data
To remove unixodbc-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unixodbc-bin
Remove unixodbc-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unixodbc-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unixodbc-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
