How To Install akonadi-backend-sqlite on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install akonadi-backend-sqlite on Kali Linux.

What is akonadi-backend-sqlite

akonadi-backend-sqlite is:

Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM) storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store and access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.

This package installs everything what’s needed for Akonadi to work with SQLite as underlying data storage engine. Since SQLite is an embedded database engine, a separate SQL server daemon is not necessary.

In addition, the package contains an improved QSql driver for SQLite named “QSQLite3”. It can be used by any application that needs to access SQLite databases via standard Qt QSql framework.

There are three methods to install akonadi-backend-sqlite 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 akonadi-backend-sqlite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install akonadi-backend-sqlite

Install akonadi-backend-sqlite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install akonadi-backend-sqlite using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install akonadi-backend-sqlite

Install akonadi-backend-sqlite 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 akonadi-backend-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install akonadi-backend-sqlite

How To Uninstall akonadi-backend-sqlite on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the akonadi-backend-sqlite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove akonadi-backend-sqlite

Uninstall akonadi-backend-sqlite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove akonadi-backend-sqlite

Remove akonadi-backend-sqlite Configurations and Data

To remove akonadi-backend-sqlite configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge akonadi-backend-sqlite

Remove akonadi-backend-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove akonadi-backend-sqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge akonadi-backend-sqlite

Dependencies

akonadi-backend-sqlite have the following dependencies:

• libqt5sql5-sqlite
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5sql5
• libsqlite3-0
• libstdc++6
• qtbase-abi-5-15-2

References

• akonadi-backend-sqlite website

Summary

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