How To Install python-pgspecial on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pgspecial on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pgspecial is Meta-commands handler for Postgres Database (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pgspecial on Debian 10.

What is python-pgspecial

python-pgspecial is:

This package provides an API to execute meta-commands (AKA “special”, or “backslash commands”) on PostgreSQL.

This package is for Python 2 environment.

There are three methods to install python-pgspecial on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pgspecial Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pgspecial using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pgspecial

Install python-pgspecial Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pgspecial

Install python-pgspecial 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 python-pgspecial using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pgspecial

How To Uninstall python-pgspecial on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-pgspecial package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pgspecial

Uninstall python-pgspecial And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pgspecial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pgspecial

Remove python-pgspecial Configurations and Data

To remove python-pgspecial configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pgspecial

Remove python-pgspecial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pgspecial

Dependencies

python-pgspecial have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pgspecial package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.