How To Install libmariadb-dev-compat on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb-dev-compat on Kali Linux.
What is libmariadb-dev-compat
libmariadb-dev-compat is:
MariaDB is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query language in the world. The main goals of MariaDB are speed, robustness and ease of use.
This package includes compatibility symlinks to allow sources expecting the MySQL client libraries to be built against MariaDB Connector/C.
There are three methods to install libmariadb-dev-compat 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 libmariadb-dev-compat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmariadb-dev-compat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmariadb-dev-compatInstall libmariadb-dev-compat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmariadb-dev-compat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmariadb-dev-compatInstall libmariadb-dev-compat 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 libmariadb-dev-compat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmariadb-dev-compatHow To Uninstall libmariadb-dev-compat on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmariadb-dev-compat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmariadb-dev-compatUninstall libmariadb-dev-compat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmariadb-dev-compat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadb-dev-compatRemove libmariadb-dev-compat Configurations and Data
To remove libmariadb-dev-compat configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadb-dev-compatRemove libmariadb-dev-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmariadb-dev-compat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadb-dev-compatDependencies
libmariadb-dev-compat have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb-dev-compat package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.