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DBeaver

DBeaver is a free multi-platform database tool for developers, SQL programmers, database administrators, and analysts. It supports all popular databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, Teradata, and Cassandra.

Description

DBeaver Community Edition provides a universal database manager and SQL client designed for professionals working with databases. It serves developers, SQL programmers, database administrators, and analysts by offering a unified interface to manage and query various database systems.

The tool supports a wide range of popular databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, Teradata, and Cassandra. This makes it versatile for different database environments and use cases in development, administration, and analysis tasks.

As part of Kali Linux tools, DBeaver is available for installation via the package manager, with a focus on providing essential database management capabilities in a security testing and penetration testing context.

How It Works

DBeaver operates as a graphical database client using Java, relying on the default-jre dependency. It connects to databases through standard JDBC drivers for supported systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, Teradata, and Cassandra, providing a unified SQL editor, schema browser, and data management interface.

Installation

bash
sudo apt install dbeaver

Examples

Installs DBeaver Community Edition on Kali Linux
sudo apt install dbeaver
Launches the DBeaver universal database manager and SQL client
dbeaver
Opens DBeaver with a specific MySQL database connection
dbeaver -con "MySQL Connection"
Opens DBeaver with a specific PostgreSQL database connection
dbeaver -con "PostgreSQL Connection"
Opens DBeaver with a specific SQLite database connection
dbeaver -con "SQLite Connection"
Opens DBeaver with a specific Oracle database connection
dbeaver -con "Oracle Connection"
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