How To Install unixodbc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unixodbc
How To Uninstall unixodbc on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unixodbc
Remove unixodbc Configurations and Data
To remove unixodbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unixodbc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
