How To Install sqlsmith on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlsmith on Kali Linux. sqlsmith is random SQL query generator

Introduction

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

What is sqlsmith

sqlsmith is:

SQLsmith is a random SQL query generator. Its paragon is Csmith, which proved valuable for quality assurance in C compilers.

It currently supports generating queries for PostgreSQL 9.5+ and sqlite3.

Besides PostgreSQL developers, users developing extensions of PostgreSQL might also be interested in exposing their code to SQLsmith’s random workload.

During its prototyping stage, it already found about thirty bugs in PostgreSQL alphas, betas and releases, including security vulnerabilities in released versions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sqlsmith

Install sqlsmith Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sqlsmith

Install sqlsmith 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 sqlsmith using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sqlsmith

How To Uninstall sqlsmith on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sqlsmith

Uninstall sqlsmith And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqlsmith

Remove sqlsmith Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sqlsmith

Remove sqlsmith configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqlsmith

Dependencies

sqlsmith have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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