How To Install libgdbm-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-dev
on Kali Linux.
What is libgdbm-dev
libgdbm-dev is:
GNU dbm (‘gdbm’) is a library of database functions that use extendible hashing and works similarly to the standard UNIX ‘dbm’ functions.
The basic use of ‘gdbm’ is to store key/data pairs in a data file, thus providing a persistent version of the ‘dictionary’ Abstract Data Type (‘hash’ to perl programmers).
Note, that to build old programs, that use legacy ‘dbm’ interface, you have to install libgdbm-compat-dev binary package.
There are three methods to install libgdbm-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 libgdbm-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 libgdbm-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdbm-dev
Install libgdbm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdbm-dev
Install libgdbm-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 libgdbm-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdbm-dev
How To Uninstall libgdbm-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgdbm-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdbm-dev
Uninstall libgdbm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdbm-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdbm-dev
Remove libgdbm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgdbm-dev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdbm-dev
Remove libgdbm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdbm-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdbm-dev
Dependencies
libgdbm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-dev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.