How To Install postbooks-schema-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postbooks-schema-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postbooks-schema-common
postbooks-schema-common is:
A full-featured, fully-integrated business management system, the core of the award winning xTuple ERP Suite. Built with the open source PostgreSQL database and the open source Qt framework for C++, it provides the ultimate in power and flexibility for a range of businesses and industries of any size.
This package provides files common to the various database packages that can be loaded into PostgreSQL using pg_restore. Most users should start with the postbooks-schema-quickstart database, while the postbooks-schema-demo database is useful for evaluating the product.
Installing schema packages does not modify PostgreSQL in any way. They simply put a copy of the schema into /usr/share/postbooks-schema for manual installation.
There are three methods to install postbooks-schema-common 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 postbooks-schema-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postbooks-schema-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postbooks-schema-common
Install postbooks-schema-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postbooks-schema-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postbooks-schema-common
Install postbooks-schema-common 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 postbooks-schema-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postbooks-schema-common
How To Uninstall postbooks-schema-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postbooks-schema-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postbooks-schema-common
Uninstall postbooks-schema-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postbooks-schema-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postbooks-schema-common
Remove postbooks-schema-common Configurations and Data
To remove postbooks-schema-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postbooks-schema-common
Remove postbooks-schema-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postbooks-schema-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postbooks-schema-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postbooks-schema-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
