How To Install postgresql-15-rational on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-rational on Debian 12.
What is postgresql-15-rational
postgresql-15-rational is:
pg_rational implements precise fractional arithmetic for PostgreSQL. Perfect for exact arithmetic or user-specified table row ordering. Holds values as big as an integer, with matching precision in the denominator.
Features:
- Stores fractions in exactly 64 bits (same size as float)
- Written in C for high performance
- Detects and halts arithmetic overflow for correctness
- Uses native CPU instructions for fast overflow detection
- Defers GCD calculation until requested or absolutely required
- Supports btree and hash indices
- Implements Stern-Brocot trees for finding intermediate points
- Coercion from integer/bigint/tuple
- Custom aggregate
There are three methods to install postgresql-15-rational 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-rational 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-rational using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-15-rational
Install postgresql-15-rational Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-15-rational using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-15-rational
Install postgresql-15-rational 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-rational using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-15-rational
How To Uninstall postgresql-15-rational on Debian 12
To uninstall only the postgresql-15-rational package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-15-rational
Uninstall postgresql-15-rational And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-15-rational and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-15-rational
Remove postgresql-15-rational Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-15-rational configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-15-rational
Remove postgresql-15-rational configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-15-rational configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-15-rational
Dependencies
postgresql-15-rational have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-rational package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
