How To Install apgdiff on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apgdiff on Debian 9.
What is apgdiff
apgdiff is:
Another PostgreSQL Diff Tool is a simple PostgreSQL diff tool that is useful for schema upgrades. The tool compares two schema dump files and creates an SQL output file that is (after some hand-made modifications) suitable for upgrades of old schemata.
There are three methods to install apgdiff 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 apgdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apgdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apgdiff
Install apgdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apgdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apgdiff
Install apgdiff 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 apgdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apgdiff
How To Uninstall apgdiff on Debian 9
To uninstall only the apgdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apgdiff
Uninstall apgdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apgdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apgdiff
Remove apgdiff Configurations and Data
To remove apgdiff configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apgdiff
Remove apgdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apgdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apgdiff
Dependencies
apgdiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apgdiff package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.