How To Install virtuoso-opensource on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtuoso-opensource on Kali Linux. virtuoso-opensource is high-performance database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtuoso-opensource on Kali Linux.

What is virtuoso-opensource

virtuoso-opensource is:

OpenLink Virtuoso is a high-performance object-relational SQL database. It provides transactions, a smart SQL compiler, hot backup, SQL:1999 support, a powerful stored-procedure language supporting server-side Java or .NET, and more. It supports all major data-access interfaces, including ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, and OLE/DB.

Virtuoso supports SPARQL embedded into SQL for querying RDF data stored in its database. SPARQL benefits from low-level support in the engine itself, such as SPARQL-aware type-casting rules and a dedicated IRI data type.

Install this metapackage for the full suite of packages that make up Virtuoso OSE (“Open-Source Edition”).

There are three methods to install virtuoso-opensource 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 virtuoso-opensource Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install virtuoso-opensource

Install virtuoso-opensource Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install virtuoso-opensource

Install virtuoso-opensource 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 virtuoso-opensource using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install virtuoso-opensource

How To Uninstall virtuoso-opensource on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the virtuoso-opensource package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove virtuoso-opensource

Uninstall virtuoso-opensource And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtuoso-opensource

Remove virtuoso-opensource Configurations and Data

To remove virtuoso-opensource configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge virtuoso-opensource

Remove virtuoso-opensource configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtuoso-opensource

Dependencies

virtuoso-opensource have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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