How To Install tdsodbc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tdsodbc

tdsodbc is:

FreeTDS is an implementation of the Tabular DataStream protocol, used for connecting to MS SQL and Sybase servers over TCP/IP.

This package includes the ODBC driver for FreeTDS, for use with UnixODBC or iODBC.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tdsodbc

Install tdsodbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tdsodbc

Install tdsodbc 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 tdsodbc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tdsodbc

How To Uninstall tdsodbc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tdsodbc

Uninstall tdsodbc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tdsodbc

Remove tdsodbc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tdsodbc

Remove tdsodbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tdsodbc

Dependencies

tdsodbc have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgmp10
• libgnutls30
• libgssapi-krb5-2
• libhogweed6
• libnettle8
• odbcinst1debian2
• debconf
• freetds-common

References

• tdsodbc website

Summary

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