How To Install cl-mssql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-mssql on Kali Linux. cl-mssql is Common Lisp interface to MS SQL Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-mssql on Kali Linux.

What is cl-mssql

cl-mssql is:

A Common Lisp library for interacting with MS SQL Server databases.

There are three methods to install cl-mssql 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 cl-mssql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-mssql

Install cl-mssql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-mssql

Install cl-mssql 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 cl-mssql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-mssql

How To Uninstall cl-mssql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cl-mssql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-mssql

Uninstall cl-mssql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-mssql

Remove cl-mssql Configurations and Data

To remove cl-mssql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-mssql

Remove cl-mssql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-mssql

Dependencies

cl-mssql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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