How To Install libpostgresql-gst on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgresql-gst on Kali Linux. libpostgresql-gst is PostgreSQL bindings for GNU Smalltalk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgresql-gst on Kali Linux.

What is libpostgresql-gst

libpostgresql-gst is:

This package contains the GNU Smalltalk DataBase Interface (DBI) connector for PostgreSQL.

For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.

There are three methods to install libpostgresql-gst 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 libpostgresql-gst Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpostgresql-gst

Install libpostgresql-gst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpostgresql-gst

Install libpostgresql-gst 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 libpostgresql-gst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpostgresql-gst

How To Uninstall libpostgresql-gst on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpostgresql-gst package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpostgresql-gst

Uninstall libpostgresql-gst And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostgresql-gst

Remove libpostgresql-gst Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpostgresql-gst

Remove libpostgresql-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostgresql-gst

Dependencies

libpostgresql-gst have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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