How To Install freetds-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install freetds-bin on Kali Linux. freetds-bin is FreeTDS command-line utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freetds-bin on Kali Linux.

What is freetds-bin

freetds-bin is:

FreeTDS is an implementation of the Tabular DataStream protocol, used for connecting to MS SQL and Sybase servers over TCP/IP.

This package includes the command-line utilities shipped with FreeTDS.

There are three methods to install freetds-bin 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 freetds-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freetds-bin

Install freetds-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freetds-bin

Install freetds-bin 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 freetds-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freetds-bin

How To Uninstall freetds-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the freetds-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freetds-bin

Uninstall freetds-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freetds-bin

Remove freetds-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freetds-bin

Remove freetds-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freetds-bin

Dependencies

freetds-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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