I know when I do a Windows install (Step 17) I see ODBC interface listed as a component that is chosen by default and I take it that you are correct about an Ubuntu install but the question I have is that I did the Ubuntu install using the PPA and remember that I had to do the ODBC install step to get this to work because I could not get it to work as I expected it to work. But then again I was so lost when I started the ODBC wiki that if I start with a fresh machine I would now know what to look for to see if the ODBC is included with the PPA.
How did you install on Ubuntu or did you not use Ubuntu?