How To Install wiredtiger on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wiredtiger

wiredtiger is:

Supports row-oriented storage (where all columns of a row are stored together), column-oriented storage (where columns are stored in groups, allowing for more efficient access and storage of column subsets) and log-structured merge trees (LSM), for sustained throughput under random insert workloads.

Includes ACID transactions with standard isolation levels and durability at both checkpoint and fine-grained granularity.

Can be used as a simple key/value store, but also has a complete schema layer, including indices and projections.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wiredtiger

Install wiredtiger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wiredtiger

Install wiredtiger 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 wiredtiger using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wiredtiger

How To Uninstall wiredtiger on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wiredtiger

Uninstall wiredtiger And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wiredtiger

Remove wiredtiger Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wiredtiger

Remove wiredtiger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wiredtiger

Dependencies

wiredtiger have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libwiredtiger0

References

• wiredtiger website

Summary

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