How To Install postgresql-10-plv8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-plv8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-10-plv8
postgresql-10-plv8 is:
V8 is a high performance JavaScript engine written in C++. It is used in the document-oriented data store MongoDB.
PostgreSQL is an open source SQL database server.
This package provides a procedural language interface to JavaScript from PostgreSQL. Procedural languages are used to write functions which can be called in database queries.
There are three methods to install postgresql-10-plv8 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-plv8 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-plv8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-plv8
Install postgresql-10-plv8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-plv8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-plv8
Install postgresql-10-plv8 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-plv8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-plv8
How To Uninstall postgresql-10-plv8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-10-plv8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-plv8
Uninstall postgresql-10-plv8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-10-plv8 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-plv8
Remove postgresql-10-plv8 Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-10-plv8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-plv8
Remove postgresql-10-plv8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-plv8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-plv8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-plv8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
