How To Install postgresql-13-wal2json on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-wal2json
on Kali Linux.
What is postgresql-13-wal2json
postgresql-13-wal2json is:
wal2json is an output plugin for PostgreSQL’s logical decoding. The plugin has access to tuples produced by INSERT and UPDATE. Also, UPDATE/DELETE old row versions can be accessed depending on the configured replica identity. Changes can be consumed using the streaming protocol (logical replication slots) or by a special SQL API.
The wal2json output plugin produces a JSON object per transaction. All of the new/old tuples are available in the JSON object. Also, there are options to include properties such as transaction timestamp, schema-qualified, data types, and transaction ids.
There are three methods to install postgresql-13-wal2json
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 postgresql-13-wal2json Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-wal2json
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-13-wal2json
Install postgresql-13-wal2json Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-wal2json
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-wal2json
Install postgresql-13-wal2json 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 postgresql-13-wal2json
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-wal2json
How To Uninstall postgresql-13-wal2json on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the postgresql-13-wal2json
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-wal2json
Uninstall postgresql-13-wal2json And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-13-wal2json
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-13-wal2json
Remove postgresql-13-wal2json Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-13-wal2json
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-13-wal2json
Remove postgresql-13-wal2json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-13-wal2json
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-13-wal2json
Dependencies
postgresql-13-wal2json have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-wal2json
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.