How To Install apgdiff on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is apgdiff

apgdiff is:

Another PostgreSQL Diff Tool is a simple PostgreSQL diff tool that is useful
for schema upgrades. The tool compares two schema dump files and creates
an SQL output file that is (after some hand-made modifications) suitable for
upgrades of old schemata.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apgdiff

Install apgdiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apgdiff

Install apgdiff 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 apgdiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apgdiff

How To Uninstall apgdiff on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove apgdiff

Uninstall apgdiff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apgdiff

Remove apgdiff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apgdiff

Remove apgdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apgdiff

Dependencies

apgdiff have the following dependencies:

• default-jre-headless

References

• apgdiff website

Summary

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