How To Install postbooks-schema-empty on Debian 10

Learn how to install postbooks-schema-empty on Debian 10 with this tutorial. postbooks-schema-empty is multi-user accounting / CRM / ERP suite (empty database)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postbooks-schema-empty on Debian 10.

What is postbooks-schema-empty

postbooks-schema-empty 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 provides the empty database that can be loaded into PostgreSQL using pg_restore. Most users should start with the postbooks-schema-quickstart database, while the postbooks-schema-demo database is useful for evaluating the product.

Installing schema packages does not modify PostgreSQL in any way. They simply put a copy of the schema into /usr/share/postbooks-schema for manual installation.

There are three methods to install postbooks-schema-empty 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 postbooks-schema-empty 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-schema-empty using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postbooks-schema-empty

Install postbooks-schema-empty Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postbooks-schema-empty

Install postbooks-schema-empty 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-schema-empty using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postbooks-schema-empty

How To Uninstall postbooks-schema-empty on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove postbooks-schema-empty

Uninstall postbooks-schema-empty And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postbooks-schema-empty

Remove postbooks-schema-empty Configurations and Data

To remove postbooks-schema-empty configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postbooks-schema-empty

Remove postbooks-schema-empty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postbooks-schema-empty

Dependencies

postbooks-schema-empty have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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