How To Install sql-migrate on Debian 12

Learn how to install sql-migrate on Debian 12 with this tutorial. sql-migrate is SQL schema migration tool for Go (program)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sql-migrate on Debian 12.

What is sql-migrate

sql-migrate is:

sql-migrate is SQL Schema migration tool for Go based on gorp and goose

Features ?? Usable as a CLI tool or as a library ?? Supports SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL and Oracle databases (through gorp) ?? Can embed migrations into your application ?? Migrations are defined with SQL for full flexibility ?? Atomic migrations ?? Up/down migrations to allow rollback ?? Supports multiple database types in one project ?? Works great with other libraries such as sqlx

There are three methods to install sql-migrate on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sql-migrate Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sql-migrate using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sql-migrate

Install sql-migrate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sql-migrate

Install sql-migrate 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 sql-migrate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sql-migrate

How To Uninstall sql-migrate on Debian 12

To uninstall only the sql-migrate package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sql-migrate

Uninstall sql-migrate And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sql-migrate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sql-migrate

Remove sql-migrate Configurations and Data

To remove sql-migrate configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sql-migrate

Remove sql-migrate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sql-migrate

Dependencies

sql-migrate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sql-migrate package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.