How To Install postgresql-filedump on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-filedump on Debian 10.
What is postgresql-filedump
postgresql-filedump is:
pg_filedump is a utility to format PostgreSQL heap/index/control files in human-readable form.
There are three methods to install postgresql-filedump 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 postgresql-filedump 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-filedump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-filedump
Install postgresql-filedump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-filedump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-filedump
Install postgresql-filedump 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-filedump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-filedump
How To Uninstall postgresql-filedump on Debian 10
To uninstall only the postgresql-filedump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-filedump
Uninstall postgresql-filedump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-filedump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-filedump
Remove postgresql-filedump Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-filedump configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-filedump
Remove postgresql-filedump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-filedump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-filedump
Dependencies
postgresql-filedump have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-filedump package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
