How To Install postbooks-updater on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postbooks-updater on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postbooks-updater
postbooks-updater 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 contains the utility for managing database upgrades.
There are three methods to install postbooks-updater 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-updater 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-updater using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postbooks-updater
Install postbooks-updater Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postbooks-updater using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postbooks-updater
Install postbooks-updater 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-updater using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postbooks-updater
How To Uninstall postbooks-updater on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postbooks-updater package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postbooks-updater
Uninstall postbooks-updater And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postbooks-updater and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postbooks-updater
Remove postbooks-updater Configurations and Data
To remove postbooks-updater configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postbooks-updater
Remove postbooks-updater configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postbooks-updater configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postbooks-updater
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postbooks-updater package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
