How To Install libjtds-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjtds-java on Kali Linux. libjtds-java is JDBC 3.0 driver for Microsoft SQL Server(tm) and Sybase(tm)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjtds-java on Kali Linux.

What is libjtds-java

libjtds-java is:

jTDS is an open source JDBC 3.0 Type 4 driver for Microsoft SQL Server (6.5, 7.0, 2000 and 2005) and Sybase (10, 11, 12, 15). jTDS is the fastest JDBC driver for MS SQL Server and is a complete implementation of the JDBC spec.

jTDS is the most performant JDBC driver for both Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase. It is a complete implementation of JDBC 3.0, it passes the J2EE 1.3 certification and Hibernate test suites and is the preferred SQL Server/Sybase driver for JBoss, Hibernate, Atlassian JIRA and Confluence, DbVisualizer and Compiere.

There are three methods to install libjtds-java 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 libjtds-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjtds-java

Install libjtds-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjtds-java

Install libjtds-java 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 libjtds-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjtds-java

How To Uninstall libjtds-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjtds-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjtds-java

Uninstall libjtds-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjtds-java

Remove libjtds-java Configurations and Data

To remove libjtds-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjtds-java

Remove libjtds-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjtds-java

Dependencies

libjtds-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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