How To Install postgresql-13-tdigest on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is postgresql-13-tdigest

postgresql-13-tdigest is:

This PostgreSQL extension implements t-digest, a data structure for on-line accumulation of rank-based statistics such as quantiles and trimmed means. The algorithm is also very friendly to parallel programs.

The accuracy of estimates produced by t-digests can be orders of magnitude more accurate than those produced by previous digest algorithms in spite of the fact that t-digests are much more compact when stored on disk.

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

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

Install postgresql-13-tdigest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-tdigest

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

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-tdigest

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-tdigest on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-tdigest

Uninstall postgresql-13-tdigest And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove postgresql-13-tdigest Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

postgresql-13-tdigest have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• postgresql-13

References

• postgresql-13-tdigest website

Summary

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