How To Install goval-dictionary on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install goval-dictionary on Kali Linux.

What is goval-dictionary

goval-dictionary is:

This is tool to build a local copy of the OVAL(Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language).

The local copy is generated in sqlite format, and the tool has a server mode for easy querying.

There are three methods to install goval-dictionary 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 goval-dictionary Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install goval-dictionary

Install goval-dictionary Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install goval-dictionary

Install goval-dictionary 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 goval-dictionary using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install goval-dictionary

How To Uninstall goval-dictionary on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the goval-dictionary package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove goval-dictionary

Uninstall goval-dictionary And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove goval-dictionary

Remove goval-dictionary Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge goval-dictionary

Remove goval-dictionary configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goval-dictionary

Dependencies

goval-dictionary have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsqlite3-0

References

• goval-dictionary website

Summary

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