How To Install bbdb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bbdb on Kali Linux. bbdb is The Insidious Big Brother Database (email rolodex) for Emacs

Introduction

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

What is bbdb

bbdb is:

This is a transitional package and maybe safely deleted.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bbdb

Install bbdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bbdb

Install bbdb 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 bbdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bbdb

How To Uninstall bbdb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bbdb

Uninstall bbdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bbdb

Remove bbdb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bbdb

Remove bbdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bbdb

Dependencies

bbdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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