How To Install postgresql-10-powa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-powa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-10-powa
postgresql-10-powa is:
This package contains the core extension of the PoWA project, a PostgreSQL Workload Analyzer that gathers performance stats and provides real-time charts and graphs to help monitor and tune your PostgreSQL servers.
There are three methods to install postgresql-10-powa 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-powa 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-powa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-powa
Install postgresql-10-powa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-powa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-powa
Install postgresql-10-powa 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-powa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-powa
How To Uninstall postgresql-10-powa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-10-powa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-powa
Uninstall postgresql-10-powa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-10-powa 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-powa
Remove postgresql-10-powa Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-10-powa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-powa
Remove postgresql-10-powa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-powa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-powa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-powa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
