How To Install libpreludedb7 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7 on Kali Linux.

What is libpreludedb7

libpreludedb7 is:

The PreludeDB Library provides an abstraction layer upon the type and the format of the database used to store IDMEF alerts. It allows developers to use the Prelude IDMEF database easily and efficiently without worrying about SQL, and to access the database independently of the type/format of the database.

This package contains the PreludeDB shared library.

There are three methods to install libpreludedb7 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 libpreludedb7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpreludedb7

Install libpreludedb7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpreludedb7

Install libpreludedb7 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 libpreludedb7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpreludedb7

How To Uninstall libpreludedb7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpreludedb7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpreludedb7

Uninstall libpreludedb7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpreludedb7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpreludedb7

Remove libpreludedb7 Configurations and Data

To remove libpreludedb7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpreludedb7

Remove libpreludedb7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpreludedb7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpreludedb7

Dependencies

libpreludedb7 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libprelude28

References

• libpreludedb7 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.