How To Install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts on Debian 9.
What is postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts
postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts 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-postgis-scripts 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-postgis-scripts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts
Install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts
Install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts 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-postgis-scripts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts
How To Uninstall postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts on Debian 9
To uninstall only the postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts
Uninstall postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts 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-postgis-scripts
Remove postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts
Remove postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts
Dependencies
postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-9.6-postgis-scripts package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.