How To Install pgagent on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgagent on Debian 9.
What is pgagent
pgagent is:
Introduced in pgAdmin III v1.4, pgAgent is a job scheduling agent for PostgreSQL, capable of running multi-step batch/shell and SQL tasks on complex schedules.
There are three methods to install pgagent 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 pgagent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgagent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgagent
Install pgagent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgagent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgagent
Install pgagent 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 pgagent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgagent
How To Uninstall pgagent on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pgagent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgagent
Uninstall pgagent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgagent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgagent
Remove pgagent Configurations and Data
To remove pgagent configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgagent
Remove pgagent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgagent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgagent
Dependencies
pgagent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgagent package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.