How To Install libpqxx-6.4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx-6.4 on Kali Linux.

What is libpqxx-6.4

libpqxx-6.4 is:

C++ library to enable user programs to communicate with the PostgreSQL database back-end. The database back-end can be local or it may be on another machine, accessed via TCP/IP. This package obsoletes the libpqpp package.

There are three methods to install libpqxx-6.4 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 libpqxx-6.4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpqxx-6.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpqxx-6.4

Install libpqxx-6.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpqxx-6.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpqxx-6.4

Install libpqxx-6.4 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 libpqxx-6.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpqxx-6.4

How To Uninstall libpqxx-6.4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpqxx-6.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpqxx-6.4

Uninstall libpqxx-6.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpqxx-6.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpqxx-6.4

Remove libpqxx-6.4 Configurations and Data

To remove libpqxx-6.4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpqxx-6.4

Remove libpqxx-6.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpqxx-6.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpqxx-6.4

Dependencies

libpqxx-6.4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libpqxx-6.4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx-6.4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.