How To Install postgresql-10-plproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-plproxy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-10-plproxy
postgresql-10-plproxy is:
PL/Proxy is a database partitioning system implemented as a PL language. Main idea is that proxy functions are created with same signature as the remote functions to be called, so only destination info needs to be specified inside proxy function bodies.
There are three methods to install postgresql-10-plproxy 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-plproxy 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-plproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-plproxy
Install postgresql-10-plproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-plproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-plproxy
Install postgresql-10-plproxy 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-plproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-plproxy
How To Uninstall postgresql-10-plproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-10-plproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-plproxy
Uninstall postgresql-10-plproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-10-plproxy 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-plproxy
Remove postgresql-10-plproxy Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-10-plproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-plproxy
Remove postgresql-10-plproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-plproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-plproxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-plproxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
