How To Install libgdbm6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm6 on Kali Linux.

What is libgdbm6

libgdbm6 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).

There are three methods to install libgdbm6 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 libgdbm6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdbm6

Install libgdbm6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdbm6

Install libgdbm6 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 libgdbm6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdbm6

How To Uninstall libgdbm6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgdbm6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdbm6

Uninstall libgdbm6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdbm6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdbm6

Remove libgdbm6 Configurations and Data

To remove libgdbm6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdbm6

Remove libgdbm6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdbm6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdbm6

Dependencies

libgdbm6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libgdbm6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.