How To Install rt4-db-mysql on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-db-mysql on Kali Linux.
What is rt4-db-mysql
rt4-db-mysql is:
Request Tracker (RT) is a ticketing system which enables a group of people to intelligently and efficiently manage tasks, issues, and requests submitted by a community of users. It features web, email, and command-line interfaces (see the package rt4-clients).
RT manages key tasks such as the identification, prioritization, assignment, resolution, and notification required by enterprise-critical applications, including project management, help desk, NOC ticketing, CRM, and software development.
This package provides the 4 series of RT. It can be installed alongside the 3.8 series without any problems.
This empty package provides dependencies and dbconfig-common support for using Request Tracker version 4 with a MySQL database.
There are three methods to install rt4-db-mysql 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 rt4-db-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rt4-db-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rt4-db-mysqlInstall rt4-db-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rt4-db-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rt4-db-mysqlInstall rt4-db-mysql 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rt4-db-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rt4-db-mysqlHow To Uninstall rt4-db-mysql on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the rt4-db-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rt4-db-mysqlUninstall rt4-db-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rt4-db-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rt4-db-mysqlRemove rt4-db-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove rt4-db-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rt4-db-mysqlRemove rt4-db-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rt4-db-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rt4-db-mysqlDependencies
rt4-db-mysql have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-db-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.