How To Install libecpg6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libecpg6
libecpg6 is:
The libecpg 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 libecpg6 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 libecpg6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libecpg6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecpg6
Install libecpg6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecpg6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecpg6
Install libecpg6 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 libecpg6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecpg6
How To Uninstall libecpg6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libecpg6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecpg6
Uninstall libecpg6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecpg6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecpg6
Remove libecpg6 Configurations and Data
To remove libecpg6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecpg6
Remove libecpg6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecpg6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecpg6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
