How To Install pgdbf on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgdbf on Ubuntu 22.04. pgdbf is converter of XBase / FoxPro tables to PostgreSQL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgdbf on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pgdbf

pgdbf is:

PgDBF converts XBase databases, particularly FoxPro tables with memo files, into a format that PostgreSQL can directly import. It has no dependencies other than standard Unix libraries.

PgDBF is designed to be incredibly fast and as efficient as possible.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pgdbf

Install pgdbf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pgdbf

Install pgdbf 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 pgdbf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pgdbf

How To Uninstall pgdbf on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pgdbf

Uninstall pgdbf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pgdbf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgdbf

Remove pgdbf Configurations and Data

To remove pgdbf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pgdbf

Remove pgdbf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgdbf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgdbf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.