How To Install libgda-5.0-postgres on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-postgres on Kali Linux.

What is libgda-5.0-postgres

libgda-5.0-postgres is:

libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines through an easier API.

This package contains the provider needed to access PostgreSQL databases through libgda.

There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-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 libgda-5.0-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 libgda-5.0-postgres using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-postgres

Install libgda-5.0-postgres Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-postgres using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-postgres

Install libgda-5.0-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 libgda-5.0-postgres using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-postgres

How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-postgres on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-postgres package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-postgres

Uninstall libgda-5.0-postgres And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgda-5.0-postgres and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-postgres

Remove libgda-5.0-postgres Configurations and Data

To remove libgda-5.0-postgres configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-postgres

Remove libgda-5.0-postgres configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-postgres configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-postgres

Dependencies

libgda-5.0-postgres have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgda-5.0-4
• libglib2.0-0
• libpq5

References

• libgda-5.0-postgres website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-postgres package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.