How To Install redmine-pgsql on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install redmine-pgsql on Debian 9. redmine-pgsql is metapackage providing PostgreSQL dependencies for Redmine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install redmine-pgsql on Debian 9.

What is redmine-pgsql

redmine-pgsql is:

This package provides PostgreSQL dependencies for Redmine, a flexible project management web application. Install this one if you want to use a PostgreSQL database with Redmine.

Redmine package should be installed along with this package.

There are three methods to install redmine-pgsql 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 redmine-pgsql Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install redmine-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install redmine-pgsql

Install redmine-pgsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install redmine-pgsql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install redmine-pgsql

Install redmine-pgsql 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 redmine-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install redmine-pgsql

How To Uninstall redmine-pgsql on Debian 9

To uninstall only the redmine-pgsql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove redmine-pgsql

Uninstall redmine-pgsql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall redmine-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove redmine-pgsql

Remove redmine-pgsql Configurations and Data

To remove redmine-pgsql configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge redmine-pgsql

Remove redmine-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove redmine-pgsql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge redmine-pgsql

Dependencies

redmine-pgsql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install redmine-pgsql package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.