How To Install libdb5.3-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdb5.3-dev

libdb5.3-dev is:

This is the development package which contains headers and static libraries for the Berkeley v5.3 database library.

There are three methods to install libdb5.3-dev 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 libdb5.3-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdb5.3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdb5.3-dev

Install libdb5.3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdb5.3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdb5.3-dev

Install libdb5.3-dev 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 libdb5.3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdb5.3-dev

How To Uninstall libdb5.3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdb5.3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdb5.3-dev

Uninstall libdb5.3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdb5.3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb5.3-dev

Remove libdb5.3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdb5.3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdb5.3-dev

Remove libdb5.3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdb5.3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdb5.3-dev

Dependencies

libdb5.3-dev have the following dependencies:

• libdb5.3

References

• libdb5.3-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.