How To Install mdbtools-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-dev on Kali Linux. mdbtools-dev is mdbtools development files

Introduction

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

What is mdbtools-dev

mdbtools-dev is:

Utilities for reading MS Access database (MDB) files

These are development files for mdbtools, needed to build applications with it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mdbtools-dev

Install mdbtools-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mdbtools-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install mdbtools-dev

How To Uninstall mdbtools-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mdbtools-dev

Uninstall mdbtools-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdbtools-dev

Remove mdbtools-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mdbtools-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

mdbtools-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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