How To Install glom on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install glom on Kali Linux. glom is database designer and user interface

Introduction

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

What is glom

glom is:

With Glom you can design table definitions and the relationships between them, plus arrange the fields on the screen. You can edit and search the data in those tables, and specify field values in terms of other fields. It’s as easy as it should be.

The design is loosely based on FileMaker Pro, with the added advantage of separation between interface and data. Its simple framework should be enough to implement most database applications. Without Glom these systems normally consist of lots of repetitive, unmaintainable code.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install glom

Install glom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install glom

Install glom 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 glom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install glom

How To Uninstall glom on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove glom

Uninstall glom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove glom

Remove glom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge glom

Remove glom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glom

Dependencies

glom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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