Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sqsh on Kali Linux.
What is sqsh
sqsh is:
sqsh is a flexible commandline utility that uses the freetds libraries
to connect to Sybase or Microsoft SQL servers. It is a useful debugging
tool for identifying problems with other SQL applications, and it can be
used as a productivity tool in its own right: unlike most SQL CLIs, sqsh’s
interactive shell lets you pipe the output of SQL queries directly to other
Unix commands for further processing.
There are three methods to install sqsh 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 sqsh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sqsh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sqshInstall sqsh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sqsh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sqshInstall sqsh 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sqsh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sqshHow To Uninstall sqsh on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sqsh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sqshUninstall sqsh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sqsh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqshRemove sqsh Configurations and Data
To remove sqsh configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sqshRemove sqsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sqsh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqshDependencies
sqsh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sqsh package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
