How To Install repmgr-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install repmgr-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is repmgr-common
repmgr-common is:
repmgr is an open-source tool suite for managing replication and failover in a cluster of PostgreSQL servers. It enhances PostgreSQL’s built-in hot-standby capabilities with tools to set up standby servers, monitor replication, and perform administrative tasks such as failover or manual switchover operations.
This package contains repmgr files common to all versions.
There are three methods to install repmgr-common 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 repmgr-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install repmgr-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install repmgr-common
Install repmgr-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install repmgr-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install repmgr-common
Install repmgr-common 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 repmgr-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install repmgr-common
How To Uninstall repmgr-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the repmgr-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove repmgr-common
Uninstall repmgr-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall repmgr-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove repmgr-common
Remove repmgr-common Configurations and Data
To remove repmgr-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge repmgr-common
Remove repmgr-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove repmgr-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge repmgr-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install repmgr-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
