How To Install sqlite3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite3 on Kali Linux. sqlite3 is Command line interface for SQLite 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite3 on Kali Linux.

What is sqlite3

sqlite3 is:

SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process.

There are three methods to install sqlite3 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 sqlite3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sqlite3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sqlite3

Install sqlite3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sqlite3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sqlite3

Install sqlite3 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 sqlite3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sqlite3

How To Uninstall sqlite3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sqlite3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sqlite3

Uninstall sqlite3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sqlite3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqlite3

Remove sqlite3 Configurations and Data

To remove sqlite3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sqlite3

Remove sqlite3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sqlite3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqlite3

Dependencies

sqlite3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.