How To Install postgresql-13-pgmp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is postgresql-13-pgmp

postgresql-13-pgmp is:

pgmp is a PostgreSQL extension to add the GMP data types and functions directly into the database.

The extension adds the types mpz (arbitrary size integers) and mpq (arbitrary precision rationals) to PostgreSQL and exposes to the database all the functions available in the GMP library for these data types, allowing:

• higher performance arithmetic on integers respect to the numeric data type
• a rational data type for absolute precision storage and arithmetic
• using specialized functions to deal with prime numbers, random numbers, factorization directly into the database.

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

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

Install postgresql-13-pgmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-pgmp

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

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-pgmp

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-pgmp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-pgmp

Uninstall postgresql-13-pgmp And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove postgresql-13-pgmp Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

postgresql-13-pgmp have the following dependencies:

• postgresql-13
• libc6
• libgmp10

References

• postgresql-13-pgmp website

Summary

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