How To Install unixodbc-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-dev on Debian 12.
What is unixodbc-dev
unixodbc-dev 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 development files (headers and libraries) for unixODBC, which can be used to develop and/or compile C-language applications using ODBC.
There are three methods to install unixodbc-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unixodbc-dev
Install unixodbc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unixodbc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unixodbc-dev
Install unixodbc-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unixodbc-dev
How To Uninstall unixodbc-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the unixodbc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unixodbc-dev
Uninstall unixodbc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unixodbc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unixodbc-dev
Remove unixodbc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove unixodbc-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unixodbc-dev
Remove unixodbc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unixodbc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unixodbc-dev
Dependencies
unixodbc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
