How To Install libsybdb5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsybdb5 on Kali Linux.

What is libsybdb5

libsybdb5 is:

FreeTDS is an implementation of the Tabular DataStream protocol, used for connecting to MS SQL and Sybase servers over TCP/IP.

This package includes the shared libraries for the Sybase DB-Lib API.

There are three methods to install libsybdb5 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 libsybdb5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsybdb5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsybdb5

Install libsybdb5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsybdb5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsybdb5

Install libsybdb5 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 libsybdb5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsybdb5

How To Uninstall libsybdb5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsybdb5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsybdb5

Uninstall libsybdb5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsybdb5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsybdb5

Remove libsybdb5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsybdb5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsybdb5

Remove libsybdb5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsybdb5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsybdb5

Dependencies

libsybdb5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgmp10
• libgnutls30
• libgssapi-krb5-2
• libhogweed6
• libnettle8
• freetds-common

References

• libsybdb5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsybdb5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.