How To Install unixodbc-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-common on Debian 12.
What is unixodbc-common
unixodbc-common is:
UnixODBC is an implementation of the Open Database Connectivity standard, a database abstraction layer that allows applications to be used with many different relational databases by way of a single library.
This package contains the unixODBC system configuration files, odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini, as well as the ODBCDataSources directory, in which system-file Data Source Names (DSNs) are stored.
There are three methods to install unixodbc-common on Debian 12. 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unixodbc-common
Install unixodbc-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unixodbc-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unixodbc-common
Install unixodbc-common 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install unixodbc-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unixodbc-common
How To Uninstall unixodbc-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the unixodbc-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unixodbc-common
Uninstall unixodbc-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unixodbc-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unixodbc-common
Remove unixodbc-common Configurations and Data
To remove unixodbc-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unixodbc-common
Remove unixodbc-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unixodbc-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unixodbc-common
Dependencies
unixodbc-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.