How To Install postgresql-13-repmgr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is postgresql-13-repmgr

postgresql-13-repmgr is:

repmgr is an open-source tool suite for managing replication and failover in a cluster of PostgreSQL servers. It enhances PostgreSQL’s built-in hot-standby capabilities with tools to set up standby servers, monitor replication, and perform administrative tasks such as failover or manual switchover operations.

This package contains repmgr for PostgreSQL 13.

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

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

Install postgresql-13-repmgr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-repmgr

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

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-repmgr

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-repmgr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-repmgr

Uninstall postgresql-13-repmgr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove postgresql-13-repmgr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

postgresql-13-repmgr have the following dependencies:

• postgresql-13
• repmgr-common
• libc6
• libpq5

References

• postgresql-13-repmgr website

Summary

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