How To Install postgresql-10-pgtap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-pgtap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-10-pgtap
postgresql-10-pgtap is:
pgTAP is a suite of database functions that make it easy to write TAP-emitting unit tests in psql scripts suitable for harvesting, analysis, and reporting by a TAP harness, such as those used in Perl and PHP applications.
TAP is the Test Anything Protocol (http://testanything.org/).
This package contains the extension for PostgreSQL 10.
There are three methods to install postgresql-10-pgtap 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-pgtap 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-pgtap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-pgtap
Install postgresql-10-pgtap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-pgtap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-pgtap
Install postgresql-10-pgtap 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-pgtap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-pgtap
How To Uninstall postgresql-10-pgtap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-10-pgtap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-pgtap
Uninstall postgresql-10-pgtap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-10-pgtap 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-pgtap
Remove postgresql-10-pgtap Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-10-pgtap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-pgtap
Remove postgresql-10-pgtap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-pgtap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-pgtap
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-pgtap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
