How To Install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings on Debian 12.
What is postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
postgresql-15-pg-track-settings is:
pg_track_settings is a small PostgreSQL extension that helps you keep track of PostgreSQL settings configuration.
It provides a function (pg_track_settings_snapshot()), that must be called regularly. At each call, it will store the settings that have been changed since last call. It will also track the postgresql start time if it’s different from the last one.
This extension tracks both overall settings (the pg_settings view) and overloaded settings (the pg_db_role_setting table).
There are three methods to install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings on Debian 12. 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-15-pg-track-settings 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-15-pg-track-settings using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
Install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
Install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
How To Uninstall postgresql-15-pg-track-settings on Debian 12
To uninstall only the postgresql-15-pg-track-settings package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
Uninstall postgresql-15-pg-track-settings And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-15-pg-track-settings and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
Remove postgresql-15-pg-track-settings Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-15-pg-track-settings configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
Remove postgresql-15-pg-track-settings configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-15-pg-track-settings configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-15-pg-track-settings
Dependencies
postgresql-15-pg-track-settings have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-pg-track-settings package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
