How To Install pgadmin3-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgadmin3-dbg on Debian 9. pgadmin3-dbg is graphical administration tool for PostgreSQL (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgadmin3-dbg on Debian 9.

What is pgadmin3-dbg

pgadmin3-dbg is:

This package contains the debugging symbols for pgadmin3.

pgAdmin III is a database design and management application for use with PostgreSQL. The application can be used to manage PostgreSQL 7.3 and above running on any platform.

There are three methods to install pgadmin3-dbg 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 pgadmin3-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pgadmin3-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pgadmin3-dbg

Install pgadmin3-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pgadmin3-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pgadmin3-dbg

Install pgadmin3-dbg 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 pgadmin3-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pgadmin3-dbg

How To Uninstall pgadmin3-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pgadmin3-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pgadmin3-dbg

Uninstall pgadmin3-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pgadmin3-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgadmin3-dbg

Remove pgadmin3-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove pgadmin3-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pgadmin3-dbg

Remove pgadmin3-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pgadmin3-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgadmin3-dbg

Dependencies

pgadmin3-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgadmin3-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.