How To Install virtuoso-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtuoso-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is virtuoso-server
virtuoso-server 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 is an empty package depending on the current “best” version of the Virtuoso server framework, as recommended by the maintainers (currently virtuoso-opensource-6.1). Install this package if in doubt about which version you need.
There are three methods to install virtuoso-server 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-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtuoso-server
Install virtuoso-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virtuoso-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtuoso-server
Install virtuoso-server 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-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtuoso-server
How To Uninstall virtuoso-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the virtuoso-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtuoso-server
Uninstall virtuoso-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtuoso-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtuoso-server
Remove virtuoso-server Configurations and Data
To remove virtuoso-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtuoso-server
Remove virtuoso-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtuoso-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtuoso-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtuoso-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
