How To Install lx-gdb on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lx-gdb on Kali Linux.

What is lx-gdb

lx-gdb is:

gdbload/gdbdump converts any standard HP/LX database to and from CSV (Comma-Separated-Values) format. Many formatting options are available. World-Time and Appointment databases as well as application specific fields are not supported.

The HP 100LX was introduced in 1993.

There are three methods to install lx-gdb 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 lx-gdb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lx-gdb

Install lx-gdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lx-gdb

Install lx-gdb 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 lx-gdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lx-gdb

How To Uninstall lx-gdb on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lx-gdb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lx-gdb

Uninstall lx-gdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lx-gdb

Remove lx-gdb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lx-gdb

Remove lx-gdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lx-gdb

Dependencies

lx-gdb have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• lx-gdb website

Summary

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