How To Install mariadb-client on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-client on Kali Linux.

What is mariadb-client

mariadb-client is:

This is an empty package that depends on the current “best” version of mariadb-client (currently mariadb-client-10.5), as determined by the MariaDB maintainers. Install this package if in doubt about which MariaDB version you want, as this is the one considered to be in the best shape.

There are three methods to install mariadb-client 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 mariadb-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-client

Install mariadb-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mariadb-client

Install mariadb-client 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 mariadb-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-client

How To Uninstall mariadb-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mariadb-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mariadb-client

Uninstall mariadb-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-client

Remove mariadb-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-client

Remove mariadb-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mariadb-client

Dependencies

mariadb-client have the following dependencies:

• mariadb-client-10.5

References

• mariadb-client website

Summary

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