How To Install postbooks on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install postbooks on Debian 9. postbooks is multi-user accounting / CRM / ERP suite (GUI)

Introduction

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

What is postbooks

postbooks is:

A full-featured, fully-integrated business management system, the core of the award winning xTuple ERP Suite. Built with the open source PostgreSQL database and the open source Qt framework for C++, it provides the ultimate in power and flexibility for a range of businesses and industries of any size.

This package contains the GUI. Install it on any workstation that needs access to the PostBooks database. There is no server component other than an instance of PostgreSQL itself.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install postbooks

Install postbooks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postbooks

Install postbooks 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 postbooks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postbooks

How To Uninstall postbooks on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove postbooks

Uninstall postbooks And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postbooks

Remove postbooks Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge postbooks

Remove postbooks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postbooks

Dependencies

postbooks have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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