How To Install php-mdb2-driver-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mdb2-driver-mysql on Kali Linux. php-mdb2-driver-mysql is mysql MDB2 driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mdb2-driver-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is php-mdb2-driver-mysql

php-mdb2-driver-mysql is:

This is the MySQL MDB2 driver.

MDB2 provides a common API for all supported RDBMS. The main difference to most other DB abstraction packages is that MDB2 goes much further to ensure portability.

There are three methods to install php-mdb2-driver-mysql 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 php-mdb2-driver-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-mdb2-driver-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-mdb2-driver-mysql

Install php-mdb2-driver-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-mdb2-driver-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-mdb2-driver-mysql

Install php-mdb2-driver-mysql 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 php-mdb2-driver-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-mdb2-driver-mysql

How To Uninstall php-mdb2-driver-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-mdb2-driver-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql

Uninstall php-mdb2-driver-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-mdb2-driver-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mdb2-driver-mysql

Remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-mdb2-driver-mysql

Remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-mdb2-driver-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mdb2-driver-mysql

Dependencies

php-mdb2-driver-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mdb2-driver-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.