How To Install libgda-5.0-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-common on Kali Linux. libgda-5.0-common is data abstraction library based on GLib – common files

Introduction

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

What is libgda-5.0-common

libgda-5.0-common 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.

This package contains common files for libgda.

There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-common 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libgda-5.0-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-common

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-common

How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-common on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-common

Uninstall libgda-5.0-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgda-5.0-common 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-common

Remove libgda-5.0-common Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgda-5.0-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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