How To Install libmariadb3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb3 on Kali Linux. libmariadb3 is MariaDB database client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb3 on Kali Linux.

What is libmariadb3

libmariadb3 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 the client library.

There are three methods to install libmariadb3 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 libmariadb3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmariadb3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmariadb3

Install libmariadb3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmariadb3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmariadb3

Install libmariadb3 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 libmariadb3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmariadb3

How To Uninstall libmariadb3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmariadb3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmariadb3

Uninstall libmariadb3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmariadb3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadb3

Remove libmariadb3 Configurations and Data

To remove libmariadb3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadb3

Remove libmariadb3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmariadb3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadb3

Dependencies

libmariadb3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.