How To Install mypager on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mypager

mypager is:

Userfriendly pager that will add color to query results of MySQL or PostgreSQL command line clients. It will also automatically use less when terminal isn’t able to display the full result in one page.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mypager

Install mypager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mypager

Install mypager 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 mypager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mypager

How To Uninstall mypager on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mypager

Uninstall mypager And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mypager

Remove mypager Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mypager

Remove mypager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mypager

Dependencies

mypager have the following dependencies:

• perl
• less
• libterm-readkey-perl

References

• mypager website

Summary

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