How To Install cl-sql-mysql on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is cl-sql-mysql

cl-sql-mysql is:

This package enables you to use the CLSQL data access package with MySQL databases. CLSQL is a Common Lisp interface to SQL databases.

There are three methods to install cl-sql-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 cl-sql-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 cl-sql-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-sql-mysql

Install cl-sql-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-sql-mysql

Install cl-sql-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 cl-sql-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-sql-mysql

How To Uninstall cl-sql-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cl-sql-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-sql-mysql

Uninstall cl-sql-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-sql-mysql

Remove cl-sql-mysql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-sql-mysql

Remove cl-sql-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-sql-mysql

Dependencies

cl-sql-mysql have the following dependencies:

• cl-sql
• cl-sql-uffi
• libc6
• default-libmysqlclient-dev

References

• cl-sql-mysql website

Summary

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