How To Install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
postgresql-12-cstore-fdw is:
Cstore_fdw is a columnar store extension for PostgreSQL, implemented as a foreign data wrapper (FDW). Columnar stores provide notable benefits for analytics use cases where data is loaded in batches. Cstore_fdw’s columnar nature delivers performance by only reading relevant data from disk, and it may compress data 6x-10x to reduce space requirements for data archival.
This package is for PostgreSQL 12.
There are three methods to install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
Install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
Install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
How To Uninstall postgresql-12-cstore-fdw on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-12-cstore-fdw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
Uninstall postgresql-12-cstore-fdw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-12-cstore-fdw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
Remove postgresql-12-cstore-fdw Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-12-cstore-fdw configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
Remove postgresql-12-cstore-fdw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-12-cstore-fdw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-12-cstore-fdw
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-12-cstore-fdw package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
