How To Install cvm-pgsql on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvm-pgsql on Kali Linux.
What is cvm-pgsql
cvm-pgsql is:
CVM is a framework for validating a set of credentials against a database using a filter program. The modules act as a filter, taking a set of credentials as input and writing a set of facts as output if those credentials are valid. Optional input is given to the module through environment variables.
Some of the ideas for CVM came from experience with PAM (pluggable authentication modules), the checkpassword interface used by qmail-pop3d, and the “authmod” interface used by Courier IMAP and POP3. This framework places fewer restrictions on the invoking client than checkpassword does, and is much simpler to implement on both sides than PAM and the authmod framework.
This package includes cvm binaries to interact with PostgreSQL databases.
There are three methods to install cvm-pgsql 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 cvm-pgsql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cvm-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cvm-pgsqlInstall cvm-pgsql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cvm-pgsql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cvm-pgsqlInstall cvm-pgsql 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cvm-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cvm-pgsqlHow To Uninstall cvm-pgsql on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cvm-pgsql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cvm-pgsqlUninstall cvm-pgsql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cvm-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvm-pgsqlRemove cvm-pgsql Configurations and Data
To remove cvm-pgsql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cvm-pgsqlRemove cvm-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cvm-pgsql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvm-pgsqlDependencies
cvm-pgsql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvm-pgsql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.