How To Install pg-backup-ctl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pg-backup-ctl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pg-backup-ctl
pg-backup-ctl is:
pg_backup_ctl is a tool to simplify the steps needed to make a full transaction log archival backup of PostgreSQL clusters to enable Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR).
There are three methods to install pg-backup-ctl 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 pg-backup-ctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pg-backup-ctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pg-backup-ctl
Install pg-backup-ctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pg-backup-ctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pg-backup-ctl
Install pg-backup-ctl 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 pg-backup-ctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pg-backup-ctl
How To Uninstall pg-backup-ctl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pg-backup-ctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pg-backup-ctl
Uninstall pg-backup-ctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pg-backup-ctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pg-backup-ctl
Remove pg-backup-ctl Configurations and Data
To remove pg-backup-ctl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pg-backup-ctl
Remove pg-backup-ctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pg-backup-ctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pg-backup-ctl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pg-backup-ctl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
