How To Install postgresql-server-dev-all on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-server-dev-all on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postgresql-server-dev-all
postgresql-server-dev-all is:
The postgresql-server-dev-all package provides the pg_buildext script for simplifying packaging of a PostgreSQL extension supporting multiple major versions of the product.
PostgreSQL is a fully featured object-relational database management system. It supports a large part of the SQL standard and is designed to be extensible by users in many aspects. Its features include ACID transactions, foreign keys, views, sequences, subqueries, triggers, outer joins, multiversion concurrency control, and user-defined types and functions.
There are three methods to install postgresql-server-dev-all 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-server-dev-all 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-server-dev-all using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-server-dev-all
Install postgresql-server-dev-all Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-server-dev-all using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-server-dev-all
Install postgresql-server-dev-all 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-server-dev-all using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-server-dev-all
How To Uninstall postgresql-server-dev-all on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postgresql-server-dev-all package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-server-dev-all
Uninstall postgresql-server-dev-all And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-server-dev-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-server-dev-all
Remove postgresql-server-dev-all Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-server-dev-all configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-server-dev-all
Remove postgresql-server-dev-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-server-dev-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-server-dev-all
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-server-dev-all package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
