How To Install neo4j-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install neo4j-client on Kali Linux. neo4j-client is Command line shell for the Neo4j graph database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install neo4j-client on Kali Linux.

What is neo4j-client

neo4j-client is:

Neo4j is a Graph Database with an open-source, community licensed server.

neo4j-client supports secure connections to Neo4j server, sending of statements (including multiline statements), persistent command history, and rendering of results to tables or CSV.

There are three methods to install neo4j-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 neo4j-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 neo4j-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install neo4j-client

Install neo4j-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install neo4j-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install neo4j-client

Install neo4j-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 neo4j-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install neo4j-client

How To Uninstall neo4j-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the neo4j-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove neo4j-client

Uninstall neo4j-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall neo4j-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove neo4j-client

Remove neo4j-client Configurations and Data

To remove neo4j-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge neo4j-client

Remove neo4j-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove neo4j-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge neo4j-client

Dependencies

neo4j-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install neo4j-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.