How To Install postgresql-13-postgis-3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-postgis-3 on Kali Linux.

What is postgresql-13-postgis-3

postgresql-13-postgis-3 is:

PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS “spatially enables” the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRI’s SDE or Oracle’s Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS “Simple Features Specification for SQL”.

There are three methods to install postgresql-13-postgis-3 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-postgis-3 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-postgis-3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-13-postgis-3

Install postgresql-13-postgis-3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-postgis-3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-postgis-3

Install postgresql-13-postgis-3 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-postgis-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-postgis-3

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-postgis-3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the postgresql-13-postgis-3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-postgis-3

Uninstall postgresql-13-postgis-3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-13-postgis-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-13-postgis-3

Remove postgresql-13-postgis-3 Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-13-postgis-3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-13-postgis-3

Remove postgresql-13-postgis-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postgresql-13-postgis-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-13-postgis-3

Dependencies

postgresql-13-postgis-3 have the following dependencies:

• postgresql-13
• postgresql-13-postgis-3-scripts
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgdal28
• libgeos-c1v5
• libjson-c5
• libpcre3
• libproj19
• libprotobuf-c1
• libsfcgal1
• libstdc++6
• libxml2

References

• postgresql-13-postgis-3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-postgis-3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.