How To Install pgbackrest-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgbackrest-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pgbackrest-doc
pgbackrest-doc is:
The pgBackRest documentation contains detailed information about the configuration and usage of pgBackRest.
pgBackRest is a simple, reliable backup and restore system for PostgreSQL that can seamlessly scale up to the largest databases and workloads.
There are three methods to install pgbackrest-doc 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 pgbackrest-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgbackrest-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgbackrest-doc
Install pgbackrest-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgbackrest-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgbackrest-doc
Install pgbackrest-doc 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 pgbackrest-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgbackrest-doc
How To Uninstall pgbackrest-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pgbackrest-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgbackrest-doc
Uninstall pgbackrest-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgbackrest-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgbackrest-doc
Remove pgbackrest-doc Configurations and Data
To remove pgbackrest-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgbackrest-doc
Remove pgbackrest-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgbackrest-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgbackrest-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgbackrest-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
