How To Install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql on Kali Linux. libreoffice-sdbc-mysql is MariaDB/MySQL SDBC driver for LibreOffice

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

libreoffice-sdbc-mysql is:

LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.

The MariaDB/MySQL driver allows one to use the MariaDB or MySQL database from LibreOffice without any wrapper layer such as ODBC or JDBC.

There are three methods to install libreoffice-sdbc-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 libreoffice-sdbc-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

Install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

Install libreoffice-sdbc-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

How To Uninstall libreoffice-sdbc-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libreoffice-sdbc-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

Uninstall libreoffice-sdbc-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

Remove libreoffice-sdbc-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove libreoffice-sdbc-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

Remove libreoffice-sdbc-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-sdbc-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-sdbc-mysql

Dependencies

libreoffice-sdbc-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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