How To Install postgresql-10-amcheck on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-amcheck on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-10-amcheck
postgresql-10-amcheck is:
This extension verifies the logical consistency of PostgreSQL B-Tree indexes. The extension consists of SQL-callable functions. When no error is raised during a call to these verification functions, no logical inconsistency was detected. This is useful as a general smoke test to detect corruption.
There are three methods to install postgresql-10-amcheck 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 postgresql-10-amcheck Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-amcheck using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-amcheck
Install postgresql-10-amcheck Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-amcheck using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-amcheck
Install postgresql-10-amcheck 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 postgresql-10-amcheck using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-amcheck
How To Uninstall postgresql-10-amcheck on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-10-amcheck package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-amcheck
Uninstall postgresql-10-amcheck And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-10-amcheck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-10-amcheck
Remove postgresql-10-amcheck Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-10-amcheck configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-amcheck
Remove postgresql-10-amcheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-amcheck configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-amcheck
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-amcheck package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
