How To Install virtuoso-opensource 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 virtuoso-opensource on Ubuntu.
What is virtuoso-opensource
virtuoso-opensource 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.
Virtuoso supports SPARQL embedded into SQL for querying RDF data stored in its database. SPARQL benefits from low-level support in the engine itself, such as SPARQL-aware type-casting rules and a dedicated IRI data type.
Install this metapackage for the full suite of packages that make up Virtuoso OSE (“Open-Source Edition”).
There are three methods to install virtuoso-opensource 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 virtuoso-opensource 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtuoso-opensource
Install virtuoso-opensource Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virtuoso-opensource using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtuoso-opensource
Install virtuoso-opensource 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtuoso-opensource
How To Uninstall virtuoso-opensource on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the virtuoso-opensource package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtuoso-opensource
Uninstall virtuoso-opensource And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtuoso-opensource and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtuoso-opensource
Remove virtuoso-opensource Configurations and Data
To remove virtuoso-opensource configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtuoso-opensource
Remove virtuoso-opensource configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtuoso-opensource configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtuoso-opensource
Dependencies
virtuoso-opensource have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtuoso-opensource package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.