How To Install postgresql-13-repack on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-repack on Kali Linux.
What is postgresql-13-repack
postgresql-13-repack is:
pg_repack is a PostgreSQL extension which lets you remove bloat from tables and indexes, and optionally restore the physical order of clustered indexes. Unlike CLUSTER and VACUUM FULL it works online, without holding an exclusive lock on the processed tables during processing. pg_repack is efficient to boot, with performance comparable to using CLUSTER directly.
This package contains the pg_repack program and the server extension for PostgreSQL 13.
There are three methods to install postgresql-13-repack 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-repack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-repack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-13-repackInstall postgresql-13-repack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-repack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-repackInstall postgresql-13-repack 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-repack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-repackHow To Uninstall postgresql-13-repack on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the postgresql-13-repack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-repackUninstall postgresql-13-repack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-13-repack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-13-repackRemove postgresql-13-repack Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-13-repack configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-13-repackRemove postgresql-13-repack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-13-repack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-13-repackDependencies
postgresql-13-repack have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-repack package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.