How To Install libpgtypes3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes3 on Debian 12.
What is libpgtypes3
libpgtypes3 is:
The libpgtypes 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 libpgtypes3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpgtypes3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgtypes3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpgtypes3
Install libpgtypes3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgtypes3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpgtypes3
Install libpgtypes3 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgtypes3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpgtypes3
How To Uninstall libpgtypes3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpgtypes3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpgtypes3
Uninstall libpgtypes3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpgtypes3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpgtypes3
Remove libpgtypes3 Configurations and Data
To remove libpgtypes3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpgtypes3
Remove libpgtypes3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpgtypes3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpgtypes3
Dependencies
libpgtypes3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.