How To Install libgetdata8 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata8 on Kali Linux.

What is libgetdata8

libgetdata8 is:

The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.

There are three methods to install libgetdata8 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 libgetdata8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgetdata8

Install libgetdata8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgetdata8

Install libgetdata8 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 libgetdata8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgetdata8

How To Uninstall libgetdata8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgetdata8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgetdata8

Uninstall libgetdata8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgetdata8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdata8

Remove libgetdata8 Configurations and Data

To remove libgetdata8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdata8

Remove libgetdata8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgetdata8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdata8

Dependencies

libgetdata8 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libltdl7

References

• libgetdata8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.