How To Install unixodbc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is unixodbc-dev
unixodbc-dev is:
This package contains the development files (headers and libraries) for unixODBC, an implementation of the Open DataBase Connectivity interface for Unix systems. You should not need to install this package unless you intend to develop C language applications which use ODBC, or to compile ODBC-using applications from source.
There are three methods to install unixodbc-dev 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
