How to Install freetds-dev software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install freetds-dev software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

freetds-dev software package provides MS SQL and Sybase client library (static libs and headers), you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install freetds-dev 

freetds-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the freetds-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep freetds-dev *

You will get with freetds-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

freetds-dev package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Development
Package freetds-dev
Version 0.91-6.1+b3
Description MS SQL and Sybase client library (static libs and headers)
Sub Section devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove freetds-dev software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?