How To Install libpostgresql-gst on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgresql-gst on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpostgresql-gst
libpostgresql-gst is:
This package contains the GNU Smalltalk DataBase Interface (DBI) connector for PostgreSQL.
For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.
There are three methods to install libpostgresql-gst 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 libpostgresql-gst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpostgresql-gst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpostgresql-gst
Install libpostgresql-gst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpostgresql-gst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpostgresql-gst
Install libpostgresql-gst 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 libpostgresql-gst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpostgresql-gst
How To Uninstall libpostgresql-gst on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpostgresql-gst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpostgresql-gst
Uninstall libpostgresql-gst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpostgresql-gst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostgresql-gst
Remove libpostgresql-gst Configurations and Data
To remove libpostgresql-gst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpostgresql-gst
Remove libpostgresql-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpostgresql-gst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostgresql-gst
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgresql-gst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
