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