How To Install libpgtypes3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes3 on Kali Linux.

What is libpgtypes3

libpgtypes3 is:

The libpgtypes shared library is used by programs built with ecpg. (Embedded PostgreSQL for C).

PostgreSQL is an object-relational SQL database management system.

There are three methods to install libpgtypes3 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 libpgtypes3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpgtypes3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpgtypes3

Install libpgtypes3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpgtypes3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpgtypes3

Install libpgtypes3 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 libpgtypes3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpgtypes3

How To Uninstall libpgtypes3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpgtypes3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpgtypes3

Uninstall libpgtypes3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpgtypes3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpgtypes3

Remove libpgtypes3 Configurations and Data

To remove libpgtypes3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpgtypes3

Remove libpgtypes3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpgtypes3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpgtypes3

Dependencies

libpgtypes3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libpgtypes3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.