How To Install postgresql-10-repmgr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-repmgr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-10-repmgr
postgresql-10-repmgr is:
repmgr is an open-source tool suite for managing replication and failover in a cluster of PostgreSQL servers. It enhances PostgreSQL’s built-in hot-standby capabilities with tools to set up standby servers, monitor replication, and perform administrative tasks such as failover or manual switchover operations.
This package contains repmgr for PostgreSQL 10.
There are three methods to install postgresql-10-repmgr 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-repmgr 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-repmgr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-repmgr
Install postgresql-10-repmgr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-repmgr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-repmgr
Install postgresql-10-repmgr 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-repmgr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-repmgr
How To Uninstall postgresql-10-repmgr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-10-repmgr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-repmgr
Uninstall postgresql-10-repmgr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-10-repmgr 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-repmgr
Remove postgresql-10-repmgr Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-10-repmgr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-repmgr
Remove postgresql-10-repmgr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-repmgr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-repmgr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-repmgr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
