How To Install postgresql-13-wal2json on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-wal2json on Kali Linux.

What is postgresql-13-wal2json

postgresql-13-wal2json is:

wal2json is an output plugin for PostgreSQL’s logical decoding. The plugin has access to tuples produced by INSERT and UPDATE. Also, UPDATE/DELETE old row versions can be accessed depending on the configured replica identity. Changes can be consumed using the streaming protocol (logical replication slots) or by a special SQL API.

The wal2json output plugin produces a JSON object per transaction. All of the new/old tuples are available in the JSON object. Also, there are options to include properties such as transaction timestamp, schema-qualified, data types, and transaction ids.

There are three methods to install postgresql-13-wal2json 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-wal2json 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-wal2json using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-13-wal2json

Install postgresql-13-wal2json Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-13-wal2json using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postgresql-13-wal2json

Install postgresql-13-wal2json 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-wal2json using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-13-wal2json

How To Uninstall postgresql-13-wal2json on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the postgresql-13-wal2json package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-13-wal2json

Uninstall postgresql-13-wal2json And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-13-wal2json and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-13-wal2json

Remove postgresql-13-wal2json Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-13-wal2json configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-13-wal2json

Remove postgresql-13-wal2json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postgresql-13-wal2json configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-13-wal2json

Dependencies

postgresql-13-wal2json have the following dependencies:

• postgresql-13
• libc6

References

• postgresql-13-wal2json website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-13-wal2json package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.