How To Install gdbm-l10n on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdbm-l10n on Kali Linux.

What is gdbm-l10n

gdbm-l10n is:

GNU dbm (‘gdbm’) is a library of database functions that use extendible hashing and works similarly to the standard UNIX ‘dbm’ functions.

The basic use of ‘gdbm’ is to store key/data pairs in a data file, thus providing a persistent version of the ‘dictionary’ Abstract Data Type (‘hash’ to perl programmers). This package provides translations for messages, generated by library routines and programs, provided by ‘gdbtool’ package.

There are three methods to install gdbm-l10n 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 gdbm-l10n Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gdbm-l10n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gdbm-l10n

Install gdbm-l10n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gdbm-l10n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gdbm-l10n

Install gdbm-l10n 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 gdbm-l10n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdbm-l10n

How To Uninstall gdbm-l10n on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gdbm-l10n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdbm-l10n

Uninstall gdbm-l10n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gdbm-l10n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdbm-l10n

Remove gdbm-l10n Configurations and Data

To remove gdbm-l10n configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdbm-l10n

Remove gdbm-l10n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gdbm-l10n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdbm-l10n

Dependencies

gdbm-l10n have the following dependencies:

References

• gdbm-l10n website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdbm-l10n package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.