How To Install mariadb-test on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mariadb-test

mariadb-test is:

MariaDB is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query language in the world. The main goals of MariaDB are speed, robustness and ease of use.

This package includes the regression test suite.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-test

Install mariadb-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mariadb-test

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

sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-test

How To Uninstall mariadb-test on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mariadb-test

Uninstall mariadb-test And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-test

Remove mariadb-test Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-test

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

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

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

Dependencies

mariadb-test have the following dependencies:

• mariadb-client-10.5

References

• mariadb-test website

Summary

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