How To Install postgresql-13-hll on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-hll on Kali Linux.

What is postgresql-13-hll

postgresql-13-hll is:

This PostgreSQL module introduces a new data type hll which is a HyperLogLog data structure. HyperLogLog is a fixed-size, set-like structure used for distinct value counting with tunable precision. For example, in 1280 bytes hll can estimate the count of tens of billions of distinct values with only a few percent error.

There are three methods to install postgresql-13-hll 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 postgresql-13-hll Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-hll using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-13-hll

Install postgresql-13-hll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-hll using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-hll

Install postgresql-13-hll 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 postgresql-13-hll using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-hll

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-hll on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the postgresql-13-hll package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-hll

Uninstall postgresql-13-hll And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-13-hll and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-13-hll

Remove postgresql-13-hll Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-13-hll configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-13-hll

Remove postgresql-13-hll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postgresql-13-hll configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-13-hll

Dependencies

postgresql-13-hll have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• postgresql-13

References

• postgresql-13-hll website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-hll package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.