How To Install python3-pgspecial on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgspecial on Debian 9. python3-pgspecial is Meta-commands handler for Postgres Database (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgspecial on Debian 9.

What is python3-pgspecial

python3-pgspecial is:

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

This package is for Python 3 environment.

There are three methods to install python3-pgspecial on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-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 python3-pgspecial using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pgspecial

Install python3-pgspecial Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pgspecial using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pgspecial

Install python3-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 python3-pgspecial using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pgspecial

How To Uninstall python3-pgspecial on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-pgspecial package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pgspecial

Uninstall python3-pgspecial And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pgspecial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pgspecial

Remove python3-pgspecial Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pgspecial configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pgspecial

Remove python3-pgspecial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pgspecial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pgspecial

Dependencies

python3-pgspecial have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgspecial package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.