How To Install odbc-mariadb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install odbc-mariadb on Kali Linux. odbc-mariadb is ODBC driver for MariaDB

Introduction

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

What is odbc-mariadb

odbc-mariadb is:

This package provides a driver that allows ODBC-enabled applications to access MariaDB databases. ODBC is an abstraction layer that allows applications written for that layer to access databases in a manner that is relatively independent of the particular database management system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install odbc-mariadb

Install odbc-mariadb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install odbc-mariadb

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

sudo aptitude -y install odbc-mariadb

How To Uninstall odbc-mariadb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove odbc-mariadb

Uninstall odbc-mariadb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove odbc-mariadb

Remove odbc-mariadb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge odbc-mariadb

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

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

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

Dependencies

odbc-mariadb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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