How To Install libqdbm-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqdbm-dev on Kali Linux. libqdbm-dev is QDBM Database Libraries [development]

Introduction

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

What is libqdbm-dev

libqdbm-dev is:

This is the development package which contains headers and static libraries for the QDBM database library.

There are three methods to install libqdbm-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 libqdbm-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 libqdbm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqdbm-dev

Install libqdbm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqdbm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqdbm-dev

How To Uninstall libqdbm-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqdbm-dev

Uninstall libqdbm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqdbm-dev

Remove libqdbm-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqdbm-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqdbm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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