How To Install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is virtuoso-opensource-6.1
virtuoso-opensource-6.1 is:
OpenLink Virtuoso is a high-performance object-relational SQL database. It provides transactions, a smart SQL compiler, hot backup, SQL:1999 support, a powerful stored-procedure language supporting server-side Java or .NET, and more. It supports all major data-access interfaces, including ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, and OLE/DB.
This package provides the Virtuoso server framework.
There are three methods to install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 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 virtuoso-opensource-6.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtuoso-opensource-6.1
Install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtuoso-opensource-6.1
Install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 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 virtuoso-opensource-6.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtuoso-opensource-6.1
How To Uninstall virtuoso-opensource-6.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the virtuoso-opensource-6.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtuoso-opensource-6.1
Uninstall virtuoso-opensource-6.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtuoso-opensource-6.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtuoso-opensource-6.1
Remove virtuoso-opensource-6.1 Configurations and Data
To remove virtuoso-opensource-6.1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtuoso-opensource-6.1
Remove virtuoso-opensource-6.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtuoso-opensource-6.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtuoso-opensource-6.1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtuoso-opensource-6.1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
