How To Install ldapvi on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ldapvi

ldapvi is:

From a first glance ldapvi looks like ldapsearch: You search for entries in the ldap database. But the results get opened in your preferred editor, and you can change, add or delete entries from there. After you are done you quit the editor and ldapvi offers you several options: View your changes as LDIF, commit changes or discard them.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ldapvi

Install ldapvi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ldapvi

Install ldapvi 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 ldapvi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ldapvi

How To Uninstall ldapvi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ldapvi

Uninstall ldapvi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldapvi

Remove ldapvi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ldapvi

Remove ldapvi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldapvi

Dependencies

ldapvi have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• ldapvi website

Summary

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