How To Install slony1-2-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slony1-2-doc on Debian 9.
What is slony1-2-doc
slony1-2-doc is:
Slony-I is an asynchronous master-to-multiple-slaves replication system for PostgreSQL with cascading and slave promotion.
This package contains the documentation for the Slony-I system. It is not required for normal operation.
There are three methods to install slony1-2-doc 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 slony1-2-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slony1-2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slony1-2-doc
Install slony1-2-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slony1-2-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slony1-2-doc
Install slony1-2-doc 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 slony1-2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slony1-2-doc
How To Uninstall slony1-2-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the slony1-2-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slony1-2-doc
Uninstall slony1-2-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slony1-2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slony1-2-doc
Remove slony1-2-doc Configurations and Data
To remove slony1-2-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slony1-2-doc
Remove slony1-2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slony1-2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slony1-2-doc
Dependencies
slony1-2-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slony1-2-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.