How To Install mdbtools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools on Kali Linux. mdbtools is JET / MS Access database (MDB) tools

Introduction

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

What is mdbtools

mdbtools is:

These are various tools for manipulating JET / MS Access database (MDB) files:

  • utils - provides command line utilities to list tables, export schema, and data, show file versions, and other useful stuff.
  • mdb-sql - a command line SQL tool that allows one to type SQL queries and get results.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mdbtools

Install mdbtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mdbtools

Install mdbtools 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mdbtools

How To Uninstall mdbtools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mdbtools

Uninstall mdbtools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdbtools

Remove mdbtools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mdbtools

Remove mdbtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdbtools

Dependencies

mdbtools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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