How To Install libgda-5.0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-dev on Kali Linux. libgda-5.0-dev is data abstraction library based on GLib – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgda-5.0-dev

libgda-5.0-dev is:

libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines through an easier API.

This package contains the header files and libraries needed for development.

There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-dev 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 libgda-5.0-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-dev

Install libgda-5.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-dev

Install libgda-5.0-dev 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-dev

Uninstall libgda-5.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgda-5.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-dev

Remove libgda-5.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgda-5.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-dev

Remove libgda-5.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-dev

Dependencies

libgda-5.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.