How To Install oracle-instantclient-basic on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install oracle-instantclient-basic on Kali Linux.

What is oracle-instantclient-basic

oracle-instantclient-basic is:

This package contains the Oracle Instant Client Basic. It enables applications to connect to a local or remote Oracle Database for development and production deployment. The Instant Client libraries provide the necessary network connectivity, as well as basic and high end data features, to make full use of Oracle Database.

There are three methods to install oracle-instantclient-basic 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 oracle-instantclient-basic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install oracle-instantclient-basic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install oracle-instantclient-basic

Install oracle-instantclient-basic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install oracle-instantclient-basic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install oracle-instantclient-basic

Install oracle-instantclient-basic 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 oracle-instantclient-basic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install oracle-instantclient-basic

How To Uninstall oracle-instantclient-basic on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the oracle-instantclient-basic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove oracle-instantclient-basic

Uninstall oracle-instantclient-basic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove oracle-instantclient-basic

Remove oracle-instantclient-basic Configurations and Data

To remove oracle-instantclient-basic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge oracle-instantclient-basic

Remove oracle-instantclient-basic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove oracle-instantclient-basic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge oracle-instantclient-basic

Dependencies

oracle-instantclient-basic have the following dependencies:

• libaio1
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• oracle-instantclient-basic website

Summary

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