Re: unixodbc-bin is not available - what to do?
On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 08:46:49PM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> Geert Stappers wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 05:58:30PM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> > > Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 15:37:38 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> > > > > I'm trying to install the libraries and drivers required to use a
> > > > > sqlite3 database with libreoffice writer. However when I try to
> > > > > install the required packages I get an error:-
> > > > >
> > > > > root@t470# apt install unixodbc-dev unixodbc-bin unixodbc
> > > >
> > > > Why did you type that command?
> > >
> > > Beacause that's what several of the places (admittedly old) that tell
> > > you what you need to do say that these packages are needed.
> >
> > `apt show libreoffice` says unixodbc
> > is the package for ODBC database support.
> >
> Yes, and it's installed.
>
> > For what it is worth: sqlite3 and ODBC are not the same.
> >
> Yes, I know that. ODBC is a (sort of) interface specification and
> sqlite3 is a database 'engine' that works using a file rather than a
> server.
>
....
> > > > > Package unixodbc-bin is not available, but is referred to by another
> > > > > package.
....
> > > >
> > > > Oh, you're blindly following some ancient third-party "guide". Well,
> > > > maybe the packages were merged or something. Does it work if you
> > > > simply omit the -bin package?
> > > >
> > > No, it doesn't work if I just carry on without unixodbc-bin.
> >
> > Please elaborate. For https://xyproblem.info reasons.
> >
> libreoffice simply doesn't open sqlite3 databases. It tells me the
> database is corrupt and that's all.
Yes, that is all in this thread for me.
And I think it would be good thing for the mailinglistarchive and
the larger community around this mailinglist if the
> libreoffice simply doesn't open sqlite3 databases. It tells me the
> database is corrupt and that's all.
gets raised in a fresh thread.
Groeten
Geert Stappers
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