How To Install postgresql-13-ogr-fdw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-ogr-fdw on Kali Linux. postgresql-13-ogr-fdw is PostgreSQL foreign data wrapper for OGR

Introduction

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

What is postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

postgresql-13-ogr-fdw is:

OGR is the vector half of the GDAL spatial data access library. It allows access to a large number of GIS data formats using a simple C API for data reading and writing. Since OGR exposes a simple table structure and PostgreSQL foreign data wrappers allow access to table structures, the fit seems pretty perfect.

This implementation currently has the following limitations:

  • Only non-spatial query restrictions are pushed down to the OGR driver. PostgreSQL foreign data wrappers support delegating portions of the SQL query to the underlying data source, in this case OGR. This implementation currently pushes down only non-spatial query restrictions, and only for the small subset of comparison operators (>, <, <=, >=, =) supported by OGR.
  • Spatial restrictions are not pushed down. OGR can handle basic bounding box restrictions and even (for some drivers) more explicit intersection restrictions, but those are not passed to the OGR driver yet.
  • OGR connections every time Rather than pooling OGR connections, each query makes (and disposes of) two new ones, which seems to be the largest performance drag at the moment for restricted (small) queries.
  • All columns are retrieved every time. PostgreSQL foreign data wrappers don’t require all columns all the time, and some efficiencies can be gained by only requesting the columns needed to fulfill a query. This would be a minimal efficiency improvement, but can be removed given some development time, since the OGR API supports returning a subset of columns.

There are three methods to install postgresql-13-ogr-fdw 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-ogr-fdw 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-ogr-fdw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

Install postgresql-13-ogr-fdw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

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

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-ogr-fdw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

Uninstall postgresql-13-ogr-fdw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

Remove postgresql-13-ogr-fdw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-13-ogr-fdw

Dependencies

postgresql-13-ogr-fdw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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