How To Install libodbc2 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbc2 on Ubuntu.
What is libodbc2
libodbc2 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 provides the unixODBC Driver Manager library.
There are three methods to install libodbc2 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libodbc2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libodbc2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libodbc2
Install libodbc2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libodbc2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libodbc2
Install libodbc2 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 libodbc2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libodbc2
How To Uninstall libodbc2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libodbc2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libodbc2
Uninstall libodbc2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libodbc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodbc2
Remove libodbc2 Configurations and Data
To remove libodbc2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libodbc2
Remove libodbc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libodbc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodbc2
Dependencies
libodbc2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbc2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.