How To Install freeradius-postgresql on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is freeradius-postgresql

freeradius-postgresql is:

The FreeRADIUS server can use PostgreSQL to authenticate users and do accounting, and this module is necessary for that.

There are three methods to install freeradius-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 freeradius-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 freeradius-postgresql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freeradius-postgresql

Install freeradius-postgresql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freeradius-postgresql

Install freeradius-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 freeradius-postgresql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freeradius-postgresql

How To Uninstall freeradius-postgresql on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove freeradius-postgresql

Uninstall freeradius-postgresql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeradius-postgresql

Remove freeradius-postgresql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freeradius-postgresql

Remove freeradius-postgresql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeradius-postgresql

Dependencies

freeradius-postgresql have the following dependencies:

• freeradius
• libc6
• libpq5

References

• freeradius-postgresql website

Summary

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