How To Install libdb5.3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libdb5.3

libdb5.3 is:

This is the runtime package for programs that use the v5.3 Berkeley database library.

There are three methods to install libdb5.3 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdb5.3

Install libdb5.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdb5.3

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdb5.3

How To Uninstall libdb5.3 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdb5.3

Uninstall libdb5.3 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb5.3

Remove libdb5.3 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdb5.3

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdb5.3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libdb5.3 website

Summary

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