How To Install python-pgspecial on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pgspecial on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pgspecial package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
