How To Install libpqxx-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx-doc on Debian 9. libpqxx-doc is C++ library to connect to PostgreSQL (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx-doc on Debian 9.

What is libpqxx-doc

libpqxx-doc is:

C++ library to enable user programs to communicate with the PostgreSQL database back-end.

This package contains documentation and examples.

There are three methods to install libpqxx-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpqxx-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpqxx-doc

Install libpqxx-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpqxx-doc

Install libpqxx-doc 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 libpqxx-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpqxx-doc

How To Uninstall libpqxx-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpqxx-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpqxx-doc

Uninstall libpqxx-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpqxx-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpqxx-doc

Remove libpqxx-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libpqxx-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpqxx-doc

Remove libpqxx-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpqxx-doc

Dependencies

libpqxx-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.