How To Install python-gdbm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdbm on Kali Linux. python-gdbm is GNU dbm database support for Python2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdbm on Kali Linux.

What is python-gdbm

python-gdbm is:

GNU dbm database module for Python2. Install this if you want to create or read GNU dbm database files with Python2.

There are three methods to install python-gdbm 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 python-gdbm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gdbm

Install python-gdbm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gdbm

Install python-gdbm 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 python-gdbm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gdbm

How To Uninstall python-gdbm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python-gdbm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gdbm

Uninstall python-gdbm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gdbm

Remove python-gdbm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gdbm

Remove python-gdbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gdbm

Dependencies

python-gdbm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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