How To Install libmariadb-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libmariadb-java

libmariadb-java is:

MariaDB Connector/J is a pure Java JDBC 4.2 compatible driver, used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases.

There are three methods to install libmariadb-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 libmariadb-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 libmariadb-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmariadb-java

Install libmariadb-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmariadb-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmariadb-java

How To Uninstall libmariadb-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmariadb-java

Uninstall libmariadb-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadb-java

Remove libmariadb-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadb-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmariadb-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libmariadb-java website

Summary

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