How To Install postgresql-10-pllua on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-pllua on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-10-pllua
postgresql-10-pllua is:
PL/Lua is an implementation of Lua as a loadable procedural language for PostgreSQL: with PL/Lua you can use PostgreSQL functions and triggers written in the Lua programming language.
It brings the power and simplicity of Lua to PostgreSQL, including: small memory footprint, simple syntax, lexical scoping, functions as first-class values, and coroutines for non-preemptive threading.
There are three methods to install postgresql-10-pllua 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-pllua 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-pllua using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-pllua
Install postgresql-10-pllua Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-pllua using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-pllua
Install postgresql-10-pllua 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-pllua using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-pllua
How To Uninstall postgresql-10-pllua on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-10-pllua package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-pllua
Uninstall postgresql-10-pllua And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-10-pllua 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-pllua
Remove postgresql-10-pllua Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-10-pllua configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-pllua
Remove postgresql-10-pllua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-pllua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-pllua
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-pllua package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.