How To Install postgresql-comparator on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is postgresql-comparator

postgresql-comparator is:

This script performs a network and time efficient comparison or synchronization of two possibly large tables on two PostgreSQL database servers, so as to detect inserted, updated or deleted tuples between these tables.

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

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-comparator

Install postgresql-comparator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgresql-comparator

Install postgresql-comparator 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-comparator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-comparator

How To Uninstall postgresql-comparator on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-comparator

Uninstall postgresql-comparator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-comparator

Remove postgresql-comparator Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-comparator

Remove postgresql-comparator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-comparator

Dependencies

postgresql-comparator have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdbi-perl
• libdbd-pg-perl

References

• postgresql-comparator website

Summary

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