How To Install libvirtualpg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirtualpg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libvirtualpg-dev
libvirtualpg-dev is:
VirtualPG is a loadable dynamic extension to both SQLite and SpatiaLite.
Its intended scope is supporting direct SQL access to PostgreSQL and PostGIS tables, to make any possible kind of data exchange between these two popular open source Spatial DBMSes as straightforward and simple as possible.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libvirtualpg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvirtualpg-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirtualpg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvirtualpg-dev
Install libvirtualpg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirtualpg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvirtualpg-dev
Install libvirtualpg-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirtualpg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvirtualpg-dev
How To Uninstall libvirtualpg-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libvirtualpg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvirtualpg-dev
Uninstall libvirtualpg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvirtualpg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirtualpg-dev
Remove libvirtualpg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvirtualpg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvirtualpg-dev
Remove libvirtualpg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvirtualpg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirtualpg-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirtualpg-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
