How To Install libecpg-compat3 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg-compat3 on Debian 11. libecpg-compat3 is older version of run-time library for ECPG programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg-compat3 on Debian 11.

What is libecpg-compat3

libecpg-compat3 is:

The libecpg_compat shared library is used by programs built with ecpg. (Embedded PostgreSQL for C).

PostgreSQL is an object-relational SQL database management system.

There are three methods to install libecpg-compat3 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libecpg-compat3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libecpg-compat3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecpg-compat3

Install libecpg-compat3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecpg-compat3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecpg-compat3

Install libecpg-compat3 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libecpg-compat3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecpg-compat3

How To Uninstall libecpg-compat3 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libecpg-compat3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecpg-compat3

Uninstall libecpg-compat3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecpg-compat3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecpg-compat3

Remove libecpg-compat3 Configurations and Data

To remove libecpg-compat3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecpg-compat3

Remove libecpg-compat3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecpg-compat3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecpg-compat3

Dependencies

libecpg-compat3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg-compat3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.