How To Install postgresql-15-pgpool2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install postgresql-15-pgpool2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. postgresql-15-pgpool2 is connection pool server and replication proxy for PostgreSQL - modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-pgpool2 on Debian 12.

What is postgresql-15-pgpool2

postgresql-15-pgpool2 is:

pgpool-II is a middleware that works between PostgreSQL servers and a PostgreSQL database client. This package contains support modules for the PostgreSQL 15 server:

  • pgpool_adm
  • pgpool_recovery (PostgreSQL 9.1 and above)
  • pgpool_regclass (PostgreSQL 9.1 and above)

There are three methods to install postgresql-15-pgpool2 on Debian 12. 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-15-pgpool2 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-15-pgpool2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-15-pgpool2

Install postgresql-15-pgpool2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-15-pgpool2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postgresql-15-pgpool2

Install postgresql-15-pgpool2 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 postgresql-15-pgpool2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-15-pgpool2

How To Uninstall postgresql-15-pgpool2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the postgresql-15-pgpool2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-15-pgpool2

Uninstall postgresql-15-pgpool2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-15-pgpool2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-15-pgpool2

Remove postgresql-15-pgpool2 Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-15-pgpool2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-15-pgpool2

Remove postgresql-15-pgpool2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postgresql-15-pgpool2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-15-pgpool2

Dependencies

postgresql-15-pgpool2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-pgpool2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.