How To Install libgda-5.0-postgres on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-postgres on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgda-5.0-postgres
libgda-5.0-postgres is:
libgda is a (relatively small) database abstraction/access library integrated on the GLib object model. It can be used as a metadata extractor, to get information about all database objects in a common way, and as an ODBC-like wrapper to access data in different engines through an easier API.
This package contains the provider needed to access PostgreSQL databases through libgda.
There are three methods to install libgda-5.0-postgres 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 libgda-5.0-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 libgda-5.0-postgres using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgda-5.0-postgres
Install libgda-5.0-postgres Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgda-5.0-postgres using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgda-5.0-postgres
Install libgda-5.0-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 libgda-5.0-postgres using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgda-5.0-postgres
How To Uninstall libgda-5.0-postgres on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgda-5.0-postgres package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgda-5.0-postgres
Uninstall libgda-5.0-postgres And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgda-5.0-postgres and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgda-5.0-postgres
Remove libgda-5.0-postgres Configurations and Data
To remove libgda-5.0-postgres configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgda-5.0-postgres
Remove libgda-5.0-postgres configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgda-5.0-postgres configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgda-5.0-postgres
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgda-5.0-postgres package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
