How To Install libmariadbd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbd-dev on Kali Linux. libmariadbd-dev is MariaDB embedded database, development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadbd-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmariadbd-dev

libmariadbd-dev 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 embedded server library development and header files.

There are three methods to install libmariadbd-dev 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 libmariadbd-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmariadbd-dev

Install libmariadbd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmariadbd-dev

Install libmariadbd-dev 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 libmariadbd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmariadbd-dev

How To Uninstall libmariadbd-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmariadbd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmariadbd-dev

Uninstall libmariadbd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadbd-dev

Remove libmariadbd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadbd-dev

Remove libmariadbd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadbd-dev

Dependencies

libmariadbd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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