How To Install libpqxx3-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx3-dev on Debian 9.
What is libpqxx3-dev
libpqxx3-dev is:
This package is a transition dummy package which can be safely removed.
C++ library to enable user programs to communicate with the PostgreSQL database back-end.
There are three methods to install libpqxx3-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpqxx3-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpqxx3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpqxx3-dev
Install libpqxx3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpqxx3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpqxx3-dev
Install libpqxx3-dev 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 libpqxx3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpqxx3-dev
How To Uninstall libpqxx3-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpqxx3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpqxx3-dev
Uninstall libpqxx3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpqxx3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpqxx3-dev
Remove libpqxx3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpqxx3-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpqxx3-dev
Remove libpqxx3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpqxx3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpqxx3-dev
Dependencies
libpqxx3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx3-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.