How To Install postgresql-12-prefix on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-12-prefix on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is postgresql-12-prefix
postgresql-12-prefix is:
This PostgreSQL module provides the prefix_range datatype, allowing to index searches such as finding the longest prefix matching a telephone number, having prefixes in a table and telephone number as a parameter:
select * from prefixes where prefix @> ‘0100091234’;
The prefix column has to be of type prefix_range, and any text field can get indexed by the provided GiST opclass.
There are three methods to install postgresql-12-prefix on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-12-prefix 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-12-prefix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-12-prefix
Install postgresql-12-prefix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-12-prefix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-12-prefix
Install postgresql-12-prefix 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-12-prefix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-12-prefix
How To Uninstall postgresql-12-prefix on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-12-prefix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-12-prefix
Uninstall postgresql-12-prefix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-12-prefix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-12-prefix
Remove postgresql-12-prefix Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-12-prefix configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-12-prefix
Remove postgresql-12-prefix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-12-prefix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-12-prefix
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-12-prefix package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.