How To Install pgbadger on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgbadger on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pgbadger
pgbadger is:
pgBadger is a PostgreSQL log analyzer built for speed with fully detailed reports from your PostgreSQL log file. It’s a single and small Perl script that outperforms any other PostgreSQL log analyzer. It is written in pure Perl and uses a JavaScript library to draw graphs that are zoomable and can be saved as PNG images.
pgBadger is able to autodetect the log file format (syslog, stderr or csvlog). It is designed to parse huge log files as well as compressed files.
There are three methods to install pgbadger on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pgbadger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgbadger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgbadger
Install pgbadger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgbadger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgbadger
Install pgbadger 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 pgbadger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgbadger
How To Uninstall pgbadger on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pgbadger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgbadger
Uninstall pgbadger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgbadger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgbadger
Remove pgbadger Configurations and Data
To remove pgbadger configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgbadger
Remove pgbadger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgbadger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgbadger
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgbadger package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
