How To Install dbf2mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbf2mysql on Kali Linux. dbf2mysql is xBase to MySQL or vice versa

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbf2mysql on Kali Linux.

What is dbf2mysql

dbf2mysql is:

This program takes an xBase file and sends queries to an MySQL server to insert it into an MySQL table and vice versa.

This package now consists of two programs: the dbf2mysql, and mysql2dbf, which makes it possible to dump an mySQL-table to a dbf-file.

There are three methods to install dbf2mysql 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 dbf2mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dbf2mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dbf2mysql

Install dbf2mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dbf2mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dbf2mysql

Install dbf2mysql 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 dbf2mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbf2mysql

How To Uninstall dbf2mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dbf2mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dbf2mysql

Uninstall dbf2mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dbf2mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbf2mysql

Remove dbf2mysql Configurations and Data

To remove dbf2mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dbf2mysql

Remove dbf2mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dbf2mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbf2mysql

Dependencies

dbf2mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbf2mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.