How To Install libopendbx1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1 on Kali Linux. libopendbx1 is Lightweight database access abstraction layer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1 on Kali Linux.

What is libopendbx1

libopendbx1 is:

OpenDBX provides a simple and lightweight API for interfacing native relational database APIs in a consistent way. By using the OpenDBX API you don’t have to adapt your program to the different database APIs by yourself.

The sqlite3 backend is recommended by default if no other backend is installed with libopendbx1

There are three methods to install libopendbx1 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 libopendbx1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopendbx1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopendbx1

Install libopendbx1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopendbx1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopendbx1

Install libopendbx1 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 libopendbx1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopendbx1

How To Uninstall libopendbx1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopendbx1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopendbx1

Uninstall libopendbx1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopendbx1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopendbx1

Remove libopendbx1 Configurations and Data

To remove libopendbx1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopendbx1

Remove libopendbx1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopendbx1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopendbx1

Dependencies

libopendbx1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendbx1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.