I assume Roy is talking about Ubuntu 9 here, as
OO Database is included in my current version
8.10 (upgraded from 8.04 and 7.10).

> as it is not used as much as the other parts.
> It is called openoffice.org- base. You can find
> it in Synaptic by searching for database or
> openoffice or you can probably install it
> from the terminal with:
>
> sudo apt-get install openoffice.org- base

I did this, even knowing I already had OO Database
installed, and have used it for a couple projects.

Here's the message I received:

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sudo apt-get install openoffice.org- base
[sudo] password ... :
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package base is a virtual package provided by:
base-files 4.0.4ubuntu2.2
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package base has no installation candidate
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First, is "OO base" the same as "OO Database"?
I was assuming it is, and I already have it,
and it gets updated regularly.

Assuming I still don't have "OO base" on my
system -- again, I have not yet migrated 8.10
to 9.04 -- does this message mean I should run:

sudo apt-get install openoffice.org- base-files 4.0.4ubuntu2.2

or something like that. I don't want to fool
around with it if it's not necessary. What a
cryptic message from apt-get!

On the other hand, I do wish to learn how to
install one or more of these elements (reposted
from below, where the explanation was included):

unixodbc: ODBC database support
libmyodbc | odbc-postgresql | libsqliteodbc | tdsodbc | mdbtools: ODBC drivers
for:
MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQLite
MS SQL / Sybase SQL
.mdb (JET / MS Access)
libmysql-java | libpg-java: JDBC Drivers for:
MySQL
PostgreSQL

I'm not planning on using any of this any time soon, but would like to know how
to install them as indicated in the blurb in Synaptic.