How To Install libgda-5.0-4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-4 on Kali Linux.

What is libgda-5.0-4

libgda-5.0-4 is:

libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines through an easier API.

There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-4 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 libgda-5.0-4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-4

Install libgda-5.0-4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-4

Install libgda-5.0-4 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 libgda-5.0-4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-4

How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-4

Uninstall libgda-5.0-4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgda-5.0-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-4

Remove libgda-5.0-4 Configurations and Data

To remove libgda-5.0-4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-4

Remove libgda-5.0-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-4

Dependencies

libgda-5.0-4 have the following dependencies:

• libgda-5.0-common
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libsoup2.4-1
• libxml2
• libxslt1.1

References

• libgda-5.0-4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.