How To Install postgresql-filedump on Debian 12

Learn how to install postgresql-filedump on Debian 12 with this tutorial. postgresql-filedump is Dump PostgreSQL files in human-readable form

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-filedump on Debian 12.

What is postgresql-filedump

postgresql-filedump is:

pg_filedump is a utility to format PostgreSQL heap/index/control files in human-readable form.

There are three methods to install postgresql-filedump 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-filedump 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-filedump using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-filedump

Install postgresql-filedump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgresql-filedump

Install postgresql-filedump 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-filedump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-filedump

How To Uninstall postgresql-filedump on Debian 12

To uninstall only the postgresql-filedump package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-filedump

Uninstall postgresql-filedump And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-filedump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-filedump

Remove postgresql-filedump Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-filedump configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-filedump

Remove postgresql-filedump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-filedump

Dependencies

postgresql-filedump have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-filedump package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.