How To Install check-postgres on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install check-postgres on Kali Linux.

What is check-postgres

check-postgres is:

check_postgres is a Perl script that runs many different tests against one or more Postgres databases. It uses the psql program to gather the information, and outputs the results in one of three formats: Nagios, MRTG, or simple.

There are three methods to install check-postgres 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 check-postgres Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install check-postgres

Install check-postgres Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install check-postgres

Install check-postgres 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 check-postgres using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install check-postgres

How To Uninstall check-postgres on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the check-postgres package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove check-postgres

Uninstall check-postgres And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove check-postgres

Remove check-postgres Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge check-postgres

Remove check-postgres configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge check-postgres

Dependencies

check-postgres have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• check-postgres website

Summary

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