How To Install kali-tools-database on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-database on Kali Linux. kali-tools-database is Kali Linux database assessment tools menu

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-database on Kali Linux.

What is kali-tools-database

kali-tools-database is:

This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.

This metapackage depends on all the database assessment tools that Kali Linux provides.

There are three methods to install kali-tools-database 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 kali-tools-database Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kali-tools-database

Install kali-tools-database Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kali-tools-database

Install kali-tools-database 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 kali-tools-database using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-database

How To Uninstall kali-tools-database on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-tools-database package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-database

Uninstall kali-tools-database And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-tools-database

Remove kali-tools-database Configurations and Data

To remove kali-tools-database configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-tools-database

Remove kali-tools-database configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-tools-database configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-tools-database

Dependencies

kali-tools-database have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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