How To Install libecpg-compat3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg-compat3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libecpg-compat3
libecpg-compat3 is:
The libecpg_compat shared library is used by programs built with ecpg. (Embedded PostgreSQL for C).
PostgreSQL is an object-relational SQL database management system.
There are three methods to install libecpg-compat3 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libecpg-compat3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libecpg-compat3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecpg-compat3
Install libecpg-compat3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecpg-compat3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecpg-compat3
Install libecpg-compat3 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 libecpg-compat3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecpg-compat3
How To Uninstall libecpg-compat3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libecpg-compat3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecpg-compat3
Uninstall libecpg-compat3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecpg-compat3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecpg-compat3
Remove libecpg-compat3 Configurations and Data
To remove libecpg-compat3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecpg-compat3
Remove libecpg-compat3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecpg-compat3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecpg-compat3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg-compat3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
