How To Install textql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install textql on Ubuntu 18.04. textql is execute SQL against structured text like CSV or TSV

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install textql on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is textql

textql is:

TextQL allows you to easily execute SQL against structured text like CSV or TSV.

There are three methods to install textql 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 textql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install textql

Install textql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install textql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install textql

Install textql 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 textql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install textql

How To Uninstall textql on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the textql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove textql

Uninstall textql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall textql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove textql

Remove textql Configurations and Data

To remove textql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge textql

Remove textql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge textql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install textql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.