How To Install libwiredtiger-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libwiredtiger-dev
libwiredtiger-dev is:
Supports row-oriented storage (where all columns of a row are stored together), column-oriented storage (where columns are stored in groups, allowing for more efficient access and storage of column subsets) and log-structured merge trees (LSM), for sustained throughput under random insert workloads.
Includes ACID transactions with standard isolation levels and durability at both checkpoint and fine-grained granularity.
Can be used as a simple key/value store, but also has a complete schema layer, including indices and projections.
This package contains the headers and the static library for libwiredtiger.
There are three methods to install libwiredtiger-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 libwiredtiger-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwiredtiger-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwiredtiger-devInstall libwiredtiger-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwiredtiger-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwiredtiger-devInstall libwiredtiger-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwiredtiger-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwiredtiger-devHow To Uninstall libwiredtiger-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libwiredtiger-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwiredtiger-devUninstall libwiredtiger-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwiredtiger-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiredtiger-devRemove libwiredtiger-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwiredtiger-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwiredtiger-devRemove libwiredtiger-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwiredtiger-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwiredtiger-devDependencies
libwiredtiger-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.