How To Install ldb-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldb-tools on Kali Linux.
What is ldb-tools
ldb-tools is:
ldb is a LDAP-like embedded database built on top of TDB.
What ldb does is provide a fast database with an LDAP-like API designed to be used within an application. In some ways it can be seen as a intermediate solution between key-value pair databases and a real LDAP database.
This package contains bundled test and utility binaries
There are three methods to install ldb-tools on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ldb-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ldb-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldb-toolsInstall ldb-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ldb-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldb-toolsInstall ldb-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ldb-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldb-toolsHow To Uninstall ldb-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ldb-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldb-toolsUninstall ldb-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldb-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldb-toolsRemove ldb-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ldb-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldb-toolsRemove ldb-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldb-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldb-toolsDependencies
ldb-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldb-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
