How To Install postgresql-13-pllua on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is postgresql-13-pllua

postgresql-13-pllua is:

PL/Lua is an implementation of Lua as a loadable procedural language for PostgreSQL: with PL/Lua you can use PostgreSQL functions and triggers written in the Lua programming language.

It brings the power and simplicity of Lua to PostgreSQL, including: small memory footprint, simple syntax, lexical scoping, functions as first-class values, and coroutines for non-preemptive threading.

This package is based on pllua-ng.

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

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

Install postgresql-13-pllua Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-pllua

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

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-pllua

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-pllua on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-pllua

Uninstall postgresql-13-pllua And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove postgresql-13-pllua Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

postgresql-13-pllua have the following dependencies:

• postgresql-13
• libc6
• liblua5.3-0

References

• postgresql-13-pllua website

Summary

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