How To Install aolserver4-nspostgres on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install aolserver4-nspostgres on Ubuntu 18.04. aolserver4-nspostgres is AOLserver 4 module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aolserver4-nspostgres on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is aolserver4-nspostgres

aolserver4-nspostgres is:

This module implements a simple AOLserver database services driver for AOLserver version 4.

A database driver is a module which interfaces between the AOLserver database-independent nsdb module and the API of a particular DBMS. A database driver’s job is to open connections, send SQL statements, and translate the results into the form used by nsdb. In this case, the driver is for the PostgreSQL ORDBMS from The PostgreSQL Global Development Group.

This is the official driver for the OpenACS project.

There are three methods to install aolserver4-nspostgres 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 aolserver4-nspostgres Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install aolserver4-nspostgres using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aolserver4-nspostgres

Install aolserver4-nspostgres Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aolserver4-nspostgres using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aolserver4-nspostgres

Install aolserver4-nspostgres 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 aolserver4-nspostgres using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aolserver4-nspostgres

How To Uninstall aolserver4-nspostgres on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the aolserver4-nspostgres package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aolserver4-nspostgres

Uninstall aolserver4-nspostgres And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aolserver4-nspostgres and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aolserver4-nspostgres

Remove aolserver4-nspostgres Configurations and Data

To remove aolserver4-nspostgres configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aolserver4-nspostgres

Remove aolserver4-nspostgres configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove aolserver4-nspostgres configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aolserver4-nspostgres

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aolserver4-nspostgres package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.