How To Install libsqlite3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-dev on Kali Linux. libsqlite3-dev is SQLite 3 development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libsqlite3-dev

libsqlite3-dev is:

SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process.

This package contains the development files (headers, static libraries)

There are three methods to install libsqlite3-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 libsqlite3-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 libsqlite3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsqlite3-dev

Install libsqlite3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsqlite3-dev

Install libsqlite3-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 libsqlite3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsqlite3-dev

How To Uninstall libsqlite3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsqlite3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsqlite3-dev

Uninstall libsqlite3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsqlite3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqlite3-dev

Remove libsqlite3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsqlite3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsqlite3-dev

Remove libsqlite3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsqlite3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqlite3-dev

Dependencies

libsqlite3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite3-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.