How To Install sqitch on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqitch on Kali Linux.

What is sqitch

sqitch is:

Sqitch provides a simple yet robust interface for database change management. The philosophy and functionality is inspired by Git.

There are three methods to install sqitch 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 sqitch Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sqitch

Install sqitch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sqitch using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sqitch

Install sqitch 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 sqitch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sqitch

How To Uninstall sqitch on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sqitch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sqitch

Uninstall sqitch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqitch

Remove sqitch Configurations and Data

To remove sqitch configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sqitch

Remove sqitch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqitch

Dependencies

sqitch have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• sqitch website

Summary

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