How To Install postgresql-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-common on Kali Linux.
What is postgresql-common
postgresql-common is:
The postgresql-common package provides a structure under which multiple versions of PostgreSQL may be installed and/or multiple clusters maintained at one time.
The commands provided are pg_conftool, pg_createcluster, pg_ctlcluster, pg_dropcluster, pg_lsclusters, pg_renamecluster, pg_upgradecluster, pg_virtualenv.
PostgreSQL is a fully featured object-relational database management system. It supports a large part of the SQL standard and is designed to be extensible by users in many aspects. Its features include ACID transactions, foreign keys, views, sequences, subqueries, triggers, outer joins, multiversion concurrency control, and user-defined types and functions.
There are three methods to install postgresql-common 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-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postgresql-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-commonInstall postgresql-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postgresql-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-commonInstall postgresql-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-commonHow To Uninstall postgresql-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the postgresql-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-commonUninstall postgresql-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-commonRemove postgresql-common Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-commonRemove postgresql-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-commonDependencies
postgresql-common have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.