How To Install sqsh on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqsh on Kali Linux. sqsh is commandline SQL client for MS SQL and Sybase servers

Introduction

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

What is sqsh

sqsh is:

sqsh is a flexible commandline utility that uses the freetds libraries to connect to Sybase or Microsoft SQL servers. It is a useful debugging tool for identifying problems with other SQL applications, and it can be used as a productivity tool in its own right: unlike most SQL CLIs, sqsh’s interactive shell lets you pipe the output of SQL queries directly to other Unix commands for further processing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sqsh

Install sqsh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sqsh

Install sqsh 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 sqsh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sqsh

How To Uninstall sqsh on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sqsh

Uninstall sqsh And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqsh

Remove sqsh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sqsh

Remove sqsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqsh

Dependencies

sqsh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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