How To Install libpqtypes0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqtypes0 on Kali Linux. libpqtypes0 is parameterized queries libpq extension - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqtypes0 on Kali Linux.

What is libpqtypes0

libpqtypes0 is:

libpqtypes is a libpq extension that offers a new way of handling parameterized queries and getting result field values. Both putting parameters and getting values use a printf/scanf style interface, with consistent specifiers for both.

  • Full support for binary and text format. (parameter and result)
  • Full support for composites, arrays and composite arrays. (binary format only)
  • printf style interface to libpq’s binary parameterized API. (PQputf)
  • scanf style interface for getting values: PQgetvalue extension. (PQgetf)
  • Ability to register user-defined types, aliases and data type sub-classes for use with printf style interfaces: ex. “%mytype”.
  • Per-thread global error message. (PQgeterror)
  • Online docs as well as man pages.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libpqtypes0 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 libpqtypes0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpqtypes0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpqtypes0

Install libpqtypes0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpqtypes0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpqtypes0

Install libpqtypes0 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 libpqtypes0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpqtypes0

How To Uninstall libpqtypes0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpqtypes0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpqtypes0

Uninstall libpqtypes0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpqtypes0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpqtypes0

Remove libpqtypes0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpqtypes0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpqtypes0

Remove libpqtypes0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpqtypes0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpqtypes0

Dependencies

libpqtypes0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqtypes0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.