How To Install pgbackrest-doc on Debian 10

Learn how to install pgbackrest-doc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pgbackrest-doc is Documentation package for pgbackrest

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgbackrest-doc on Debian 10.

What is pgbackrest-doc

pgbackrest-doc is:

pgBackRest is a simple, reliable backup and restore system for PostgreSQL that can seamlessly scale up to the largest databases and workloads.

The pgBackRest documentation contains detailed information about the configuration and usage of pgBackRest.

There are three methods to install pgbackrest-doc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pgbackrest-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 pgbackrest-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pgbackrest-doc

Install pgbackrest-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pgbackrest-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install pgbackrest-doc

How To Uninstall pgbackrest-doc on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove pgbackrest-doc

Uninstall pgbackrest-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pgbackrest-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgbackrest-doc

Remove pgbackrest-doc Configurations and Data

To remove pgbackrest-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pgbackrest-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

pgbackrest-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgbackrest-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.