How To Install libzdb-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzdb-dev on Kali Linux. libzdb-dev is Zild Database Library [devel]

Introduction

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

What is libzdb-dev

libzdb-dev is:

A small and easy to use database API written in C.

This library provides thread safe connection pooling and exception handling. Currently supports MySQL, Sqlite3 and PostgreSQL.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzdb-dev

Install libzdb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzdb-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libzdb-dev

How To Uninstall libzdb-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libzdb-dev

Uninstall libzdb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzdb-dev

Remove libzdb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzdb-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libzdb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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