How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04. puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql is Puppet module for PostgreSQL database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql is:

Puppet lets you centrally manage every important aspect of your system using a cross-platform specification language that manages all the separate elements normally aggregated in different files, like users, cron jobs, and hosts, along with obviously discrete elements like packages, services, and files.

The PostgreSQL module allows you to easily manage postgres databases with Puppet.

There are three methods to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql 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 puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql 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 puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql Configurations and Data

To remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-postgresql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.