How To Install freetds-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetds-bin on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is freetds-bin
freetds-bin is:
FreeTDS is an implementation of the Tabular DataStream protocol, used for connecting to MS SQL and Sybase servers over TCP/IP.
This package includes the command-line utilities shipped with FreeTDS.
There are three methods to install freetds-bin on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freetds-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freetds-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freetds-bin
Install freetds-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freetds-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freetds-bin
Install freetds-bin 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 freetds-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freetds-bin
How To Uninstall freetds-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the freetds-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freetds-bin
Uninstall freetds-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freetds-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freetds-bin
Remove freetds-bin Configurations and Data
To remove freetds-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freetds-bin
Remove freetds-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freetds-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freetds-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetds-bin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
