How To Install unixodbc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc on Kali Linux. unixodbc is Basic ODBC tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc on Kali Linux.

What is unixodbc

unixodbc 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 isql, a command-line tool that allows SQL commands to be entered interactively.

There are three methods to install unixodbc on Kali Linux. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install unixodbc

Install unixodbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install unixodbc

Install unixodbc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install unixodbc

How To Uninstall unixodbc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove unixodbc

Uninstall unixodbc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall unixodbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove unixodbc

Remove unixodbc Configurations and Data

To remove unixodbc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge unixodbc

Remove unixodbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unixodbc

Dependencies

unixodbc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.