How To Install libpostgresql-jdbc-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libpostgresql-jdbc-java

libpostgresql-jdbc-java is:

PostgreSQL JDBC Driver allows Java programs to connect to a PostgreSQL database (8.4 or later) using standard, database independent Java code. It is an open source JDBC driver written in Pure Java (Type 4), and communicates in the PostgreSQL native network protocol.

There are three methods to install libpostgresql-jdbc-java 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-jdbc-java 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-jdbc-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpostgresql-jdbc-java

Install libpostgresql-jdbc-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpostgresql-jdbc-java

Install libpostgresql-jdbc-java 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-jdbc-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpostgresql-jdbc-java

How To Uninstall libpostgresql-jdbc-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpostgresql-jdbc-java

Uninstall libpostgresql-jdbc-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostgresql-jdbc-java

Remove libpostgresql-jdbc-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpostgresql-jdbc-java

Remove libpostgresql-jdbc-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostgresql-jdbc-java

Dependencies

libpostgresql-jdbc-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libpostgresql-jdbc-java website

Summary

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