How To Install pgcli on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgcli on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pgcli
pgcli is:
pgcli is a command line interface for PostgreSQL with auto-completion and syntax highlighting. The CLI is also capable of pretty printing tabular data.
There are three methods to install pgcli 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 pgcli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgcli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgcli
Install pgcli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgcli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgcli
Install pgcli 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 pgcli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgcli
How To Uninstall pgcli on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pgcli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgcli
Uninstall pgcli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgcli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgcli
Remove pgcli Configurations and Data
To remove pgcli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgcli
Remove pgcli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgcli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgcli
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgcli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.