How To Install pgxnclient on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgxnclient on Kali Linux. pgxnclient is command line client for the PostgreSQL Extension Network

Introduction

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

What is pgxnclient

pgxnclient is:

The PGXN Client is a command line tool designed to interact with the PostgreSQL Extension Network at https://pgxn.org/ allowing searching, compiling, installing, and removing extensions in PostgreSQL databases.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pgxnclient

Install pgxnclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pgxnclient

Install pgxnclient 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 pgxnclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pgxnclient

How To Uninstall pgxnclient on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pgxnclient

Uninstall pgxnclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgxnclient

Remove pgxnclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pgxnclient

Remove pgxnclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgxnclient

Dependencies

pgxnclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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