How To Install libgdbm-compat4 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-compat4
on Kali Linux.
What is libgdbm-compat4
libgdbm-compat4 is:
GNU dbm (‘gdbm’) is a library of database functions that use extendible hashing and works similarly to the standard UNIX ‘dbm’ functions.
The basic use of ‘gdbm’ is to store key/data pairs in a data file, thus providing a persistent version of the ‘dictionary’ Abstract Data Type (‘hash’ to perl programmers).
This package includes library files, required to run old programs, that use legacy ‘dbm’ interface. For new programs, please use modern interface, provided by libgdbm6 and libgdbm-dev.
There are three methods to install libgdbm-compat4
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 libgdbm-compat4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm-compat4
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install libgdbm-compat4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm-compat4
using apt
by running the following command:
Install libgdbm-compat4 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.
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm-compat4
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall libgdbm-compat4 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgdbm-compat4
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall libgdbm-compat4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdbm-compat4
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove libgdbm-compat4 Configurations and Data
To remove libgdbm-compat4
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove libgdbm-compat4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdbm-compat4
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
libgdbm-compat4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-compat4
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.