How To Install pglistener on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pglistener on Debian 9. pglistener is Postgres listener

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pglistener on Debian 9.

What is pglistener

pglistener is:

Daemon that generates files from Postgres when Postgres data is modified.

There are three methods to install pglistener 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 pglistener Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pglistener

Install pglistener Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pglistener using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pglistener

Install pglistener 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 pglistener using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pglistener

How To Uninstall pglistener on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pglistener package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pglistener

Uninstall pglistener And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pglistener

Remove pglistener Configurations and Data

To remove pglistener configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pglistener

Remove pglistener configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pglistener

Dependencies

pglistener have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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