How To Install libdb5.3-tcl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-tcl on Kali Linux. libdb5.3-tcl is Berkeley v5.3 Database Libraries for Tcl [module]

Introduction

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

What is libdb5.3-tcl

libdb5.3-tcl is:

This package provides a Tcl module suitable for accessing Berkeley v5.3 databases from within Tcl programs.

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

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

Install libdb5.3-tcl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdb5.3-tcl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdb5.3-tcl

How To Uninstall libdb5.3-tcl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdb5.3-tcl

Uninstall libdb5.3-tcl And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libdb5.3-tcl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdb5.3-tcl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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