How To Install libpgpool0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgpool0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpgpool0
libpgpool0 is:
pgpool-II is a middleware that works between PostgreSQL servers and a PostgreSQL database client. This package contains the pgpool control protocol library (libpcp).
There are three methods to install libpgpool0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpgpool0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgpool0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpgpool0
Install libpgpool0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgpool0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpgpool0
Install libpgpool0 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 libpgpool0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpgpool0
How To Uninstall libpgpool0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpgpool0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpgpool0
Uninstall libpgpool0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpgpool0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpgpool0
Remove libpgpool0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpgpool0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpgpool0
Remove libpgpool0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpgpool0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpgpool0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgpool0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.