How To Install postgresql-9.6-repack on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-9.6-repack on Debian 9.
What is postgresql-9.6-repack
postgresql-9.6-repack is:
pg_repack is a PostgreSQL extension which lets you remove bloat from tables and indexes, and optionally restore the physical order of clustered indexes. Unlike CLUSTER and VACUUM FULL it works online, without holding an exclusive lock on the processed tables during processing. pg_repack is efficient to boot, with performance comparable to using CLUSTER directly.
This package contains the pg_repack program and the server extension for PostgreSQL 9.6.
There are three methods to install postgresql-9.6-repack 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 postgresql-9.6-repack 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-9.6-repack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-9.6-repack
Install postgresql-9.6-repack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-9.6-repack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-9.6-repack
Install postgresql-9.6-repack 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-9.6-repack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-9.6-repack
How To Uninstall postgresql-9.6-repack on Debian 9
To uninstall only the postgresql-9.6-repack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-9.6-repack
Uninstall postgresql-9.6-repack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-9.6-repack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-9.6-repack
Remove postgresql-9.6-repack Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-9.6-repack configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-9.6-repack
Remove postgresql-9.6-repack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-9.6-repack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-9.6-repack
Dependencies
postgresql-9.6-repack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-9.6-repack package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
