How To Install libpreludedb7-mysql on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7-mysql on Kali Linux.
What is libpreludedb7-mysql
libpreludedb7-mysql 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 for MySQL.
There are three methods to install libpreludedb7-mysql 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-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpreludedb7-mysqlInstall libpreludedb7-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpreludedb7-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpreludedb7-mysqlInstall libpreludedb7-mysql 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 libpreludedb7-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpreludedb7-mysqlHow To Uninstall libpreludedb7-mysql on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpreludedb7-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpreludedb7-mysqlUninstall libpreludedb7-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpreludedb7-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpreludedb7-mysqlRemove libpreludedb7-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove libpreludedb7-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpreludedb7-mysqlRemove libpreludedb7-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpreludedb7-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpreludedb7-mysqlDependencies
libpreludedb7-mysql have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedb7-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.