How To Install libpg-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpg-perl on Kali Linux. libpg-perl is PostgreSQL interface for Perl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpg-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libpg-perl

libpg-perl is:

This library enables Perl scripts to communicate with the PostgreSQL database backend.

This is a very old driver, newer applications should use DBI and DBD::Pg (libdbd-pg-perl) instead.

There are three methods to install libpg-perl 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 libpg-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpg-perl

Install libpg-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpg-perl

Install libpg-perl 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 libpg-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpg-perl

How To Uninstall libpg-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpg-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpg-perl

Uninstall libpg-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpg-perl

Remove libpg-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libpg-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpg-perl

Remove libpg-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpg-perl

Dependencies

libpg-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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