How To Install cl-postgres on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-postgres on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cl-postgres
cl-postgres is:
CL-postgres module implements a rather low-level interface for communicating with a PostgreSQL database server. It is part of the Postmodern library, but can be used separately.
There are three methods to install cl-postgres on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cl-postgres Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-postgres using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-postgres
Install cl-postgres Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-postgres using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-postgres
Install cl-postgres 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-postgres using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-postgres
How To Uninstall cl-postgres on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cl-postgres package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-postgres
Uninstall cl-postgres And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-postgres and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-postgres
Remove cl-postgres Configurations and Data
To remove cl-postgres configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-postgres
Remove cl-postgres configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-postgres configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-postgres
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-postgres package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
