How To Install libgda-5.0-mysql on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-mysql on Kali Linux.
What is libgda-5.0-mysql
libgda-5.0-mysql 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 the provider needed to access MySQL databases through libgda.
There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-mysql 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-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-mysqlInstall libgda-5.0-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-mysqlInstall libgda-5.0-mysql 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-mysqlHow To Uninstall libgda-5.0-mysql on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-mysqlUninstall libgda-5.0-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgda-5.0-mysql 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-mysqlRemove libgda-5.0-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove libgda-5.0-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-mysqlRemove libgda-5.0-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-mysqlDependencies
libgda-5.0-mysql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
