How To Install courier-authlib-postgresql on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-authlib-postgresql on Kali Linux.

What is courier-authlib-postgresql

courier-authlib-postgresql is:

This package contains the PostgreSQL support for the Courier authentication library.

There are three methods to install courier-authlib-postgresql 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 courier-authlib-postgresql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install courier-authlib-postgresql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install courier-authlib-postgresql

Install courier-authlib-postgresql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install courier-authlib-postgresql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install courier-authlib-postgresql

Install courier-authlib-postgresql 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 courier-authlib-postgresql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install courier-authlib-postgresql

How To Uninstall courier-authlib-postgresql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the courier-authlib-postgresql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove courier-authlib-postgresql

Uninstall courier-authlib-postgresql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove courier-authlib-postgresql

Remove courier-authlib-postgresql Configurations and Data

To remove courier-authlib-postgresql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge courier-authlib-postgresql

Remove courier-authlib-postgresql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove courier-authlib-postgresql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge courier-authlib-postgresql

Dependencies

courier-authlib-postgresql have the following dependencies:

• courier-authlib
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libpq5
• libstdc++6

References

• courier-authlib-postgresql website

Summary

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