How To Install libpgpool0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgpool0 on Kali Linux.

What is libpgpool0

libpgpool0 is:

pgpool-II is a middleware that works between PostgreSQL servers and a PostgreSQL database client. This package contains the pgpool control protocol library (libpcp).

There are three methods to install libpgpool0 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 libpgpool0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpgpool0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpgpool0

Install libpgpool0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpgpool0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpgpool0

Install libpgpool0 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 libpgpool0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpgpool0

How To Uninstall libpgpool0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpgpool0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpgpool0

Uninstall libpgpool0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpgpool0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpgpool0

Remove libpgpool0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpgpool0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpgpool0

Remove libpgpool0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpgpool0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpgpool0

Dependencies

libpgpool0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libpgpool0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgpool0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.