How To Install pgbackrest on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pgbackrest

pgbackrest is:

pgBackRest is a simple, reliable backup and restore system for PostgreSQL that can seamlessly scale up to the largest databases and workloads.

This package contains all required binaries, scripts and libraries.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pgbackrest

Install pgbackrest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pgbackrest

Install pgbackrest 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 pgbackrest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pgbackrest

How To Uninstall pgbackrest on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pgbackrest

Uninstall pgbackrest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgbackrest

Remove pgbackrest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pgbackrest

Remove pgbackrest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgbackrest

Dependencies

pgbackrest have the following dependencies:

• postgresql-common
• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• liblz4-1
• libpq5
• libssl1.1
• libxml2
• libzstd1
• zlib1g

References

• pgbackrest website

Summary

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