Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install default-libmysqlclient-dev on Kali Linux.
What is default-libmysqlclient-dev
default-libmysqlclient-dev is:
MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database
server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query
language in the world. The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and
ease of use.
This package depends on the default implementation of the client development
libraries and header files (API and ABI defined by MySQL). Depending on the
default defined through this metapackage, the underlying implementation may be
provided by either MySQL or MariaDB. Build-Depend on this package and then
link using -lmysqlclient. You will end up with a binary that depends on either
libmysqlclient.so.X or libmariadbclient.so.X depending on the current default.
dpkg-shlibdeps should correctly generate a dependency on libmysqlclientX or
libmariadbclientX as appropriate.
There are three methods to install default-libmysqlclient-dev 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 default-libmysqlclient-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install default-libmysqlclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install default-libmysqlclient-devInstall default-libmysqlclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install default-libmysqlclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install default-libmysqlclient-devInstall default-libmysqlclient-dev 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 default-libmysqlclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install default-libmysqlclient-dev
How To Uninstall default-libmysqlclient-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the default-libmysqlclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove default-libmysqlclient-dev
Uninstall default-libmysqlclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall default-libmysqlclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove default-libmysqlclient-dev
Remove default-libmysqlclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove default-libmysqlclient-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge default-libmysqlclient-dev
Remove default-libmysqlclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove default-libmysqlclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge default-libmysqlclient-dev
Dependencies
default-libmysqlclient-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install default-libmysqlclient-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
