How To Install pgcopydb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgcopydb on Debian 12.
What is pgcopydb
pgcopydb is:
This tool copies an entire PostgreSQL database from source to target. It implements
pg_dump | pg_restoreon steroids, including advanced concurrency tricks to make the operation faster.
There are three methods to install pgcopydb on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pgcopydb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgcopydb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgcopydb
Install pgcopydb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgcopydb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgcopydb
Install pgcopydb 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 pgcopydb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgcopydb
How To Uninstall pgcopydb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pgcopydb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgcopydb
Uninstall pgcopydb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgcopydb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgcopydb
Remove pgcopydb Configurations and Data
To remove pgcopydb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgcopydb
Remove pgcopydb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgcopydb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgcopydb
Dependencies
pgcopydb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgcopydb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
