How To Install repmgr-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install repmgr-dbg on Debian 9. repmgr-dbg is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install repmgr-dbg on Debian 9.

What is repmgr-dbg

repmgr-dbg is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install repmgr-dbg 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 repmgr-dbg 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-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install repmgr-dbg

Install repmgr-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install repmgr-dbg

Install repmgr-dbg 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 repmgr-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install repmgr-dbg

How To Uninstall repmgr-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the repmgr-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove repmgr-dbg

Uninstall repmgr-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove repmgr-dbg

Remove repmgr-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge repmgr-dbg

Remove repmgr-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge repmgr-dbg

Dependencies

repmgr-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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