Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-mysql on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgda-5.0-mysql
libgda-5.0-mysql is:
libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library
integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata
extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common
way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines
through an easier API.
This package contains the provider needed to access MySQL databases
through libgda.
There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-mysql on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgda-5.0-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-mysql
Install libgda-5.0-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-mysql
Install libgda-5.0-mysql 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 libgda-5.0-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-mysql
How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-mysql on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-mysql
Uninstall libgda-5.0-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgda-5.0-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-mysql
Remove libgda-5.0-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove libgda-5.0-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-mysql
Remove libgda-5.0-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-mysql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-mysql package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
