How To Install akonadi-backend-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install akonadi-backend-mysql on Kali Linux. akonadi-backend-mysql is MySQL storage backend for Akonadi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install akonadi-backend-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is akonadi-backend-mysql

akonadi-backend-mysql is:

Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM) storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store and access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.

This package installs everything what’s needed for Akonadi to work with MySQL as underlying data storage engine. By default, a local MySQL server instance will be started for each user. Alternatively, connection to an external MySQL database is supported as well.

There are three methods to install akonadi-backend-mysql 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 akonadi-backend-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install akonadi-backend-mysql

Install akonadi-backend-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install akonadi-backend-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install akonadi-backend-mysql

Install akonadi-backend-mysql 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 akonadi-backend-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install akonadi-backend-mysql

How To Uninstall akonadi-backend-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the akonadi-backend-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove akonadi-backend-mysql

Uninstall akonadi-backend-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove akonadi-backend-mysql

Remove akonadi-backend-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove akonadi-backend-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge akonadi-backend-mysql

Remove akonadi-backend-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove akonadi-backend-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge akonadi-backend-mysql

Dependencies

akonadi-backend-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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