How To Install postgresql-comparator on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-comparator on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-comparator
postgresql-comparator is:
This script performs a network and time efficient comparison or synchronization of two possibly large tables on two PostgreSQL database servers, so as to detect inserted, updated or deleted tuples between these tables.
There are three methods to install postgresql-comparator on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-comparator 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-comparator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-comparator
Install postgresql-comparator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-comparator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-comparator
Install postgresql-comparator 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-comparator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-comparator
How To Uninstall postgresql-comparator on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-comparator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-comparator
Uninstall postgresql-comparator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-comparator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-comparator
Remove postgresql-comparator Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-comparator configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-comparator
Remove postgresql-comparator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-comparator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-comparator
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-comparator package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
