How To Install repmgr-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install repmgr-common on Kali Linux. repmgr-common is replication manager for PostgreSQL common files

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 update

After updating apt database, We can install repmgr-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install repmgr-common

Install repmgr-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install repmgr-common

Install 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install repmgr-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install repmgr-common

How 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-common

Uninstall 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-common

Remove 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-common

Remove 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-common

Dependencies

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.