How To Install libpreludedbcpp2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedbcpp2 on Kali Linux. libpreludedbcpp2 is Security Information and Events Management System [ C++ library ]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedbcpp2 on Kali Linux.

What is libpreludedbcpp2

libpreludedbcpp2 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 Prelude C++ shared library.

There are three methods to install libpreludedbcpp2 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 libpreludedbcpp2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedbcpp2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpreludedbcpp2

Install libpreludedbcpp2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpreludedbcpp2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpreludedbcpp2

Install libpreludedbcpp2 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 libpreludedbcpp2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpreludedbcpp2

How To Uninstall libpreludedbcpp2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpreludedbcpp2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpreludedbcpp2

Uninstall libpreludedbcpp2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpreludedbcpp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpreludedbcpp2

Remove libpreludedbcpp2 Configurations and Data

To remove libpreludedbcpp2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpreludedbcpp2

Remove libpreludedbcpp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpreludedbcpp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpreludedbcpp2

Dependencies

libpreludedbcpp2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpreludedbcpp2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.