How To Install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc on Debian 9.

What is postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc is:

pgRouting extends the PostGIS/PostgreSQL geospatial database to provide geospatial routing and other network analysis functionality.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc on Debian 9. 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-9.6-pgrouting-doc 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-9.6-pgrouting-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

Install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

Install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc 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-9.6-pgrouting-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

How To Uninstall postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

Uninstall postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

Remove postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

Remove postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc

Dependencies

postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc have the following dependencies:

• libjs-mathjax
• libjs-sphinxdoc

References

• postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-9.6-pgrouting-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.