How To Install repmgr-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install repmgr-common on Kali Linux.
What is repmgr-common
repmgr-common 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 files common to all versions.
There are three methods to install repmgr-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 repmgr-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install repmgr-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install repmgr-commonInstall repmgr-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install repmgr-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install repmgr-commonInstall repmgr-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 repmgr-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install repmgr-commonHow To Uninstall repmgr-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the repmgr-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove repmgr-commonUninstall repmgr-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall repmgr-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove repmgr-commonRemove repmgr-common Configurations and Data
To remove repmgr-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge repmgr-commonRemove repmgr-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove repmgr-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge repmgr-commonDependencies
repmgr-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install repmgr-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.