How To Install dbeaver on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbeaver on Kali Linux. dbeaver is Universal Database Manager and SQL Client

Introduction

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

What is dbeaver

dbeaver is:

This package contains DBeaver Community Edition. It’s Free multi-platform database tool for developers, SQL programmers, database administrators and analysts. Supports all popular databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, Teradata, Cassandra.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dbeaver

Install dbeaver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dbeaver

Install dbeaver 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 dbeaver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbeaver

How To Uninstall dbeaver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dbeaver

Uninstall dbeaver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbeaver

Remove dbeaver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dbeaver

Remove dbeaver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbeaver

Dependencies

dbeaver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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