How To Install pgtap on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgtap on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pgtap
pgtap is:
pgTAP is a suite of database functions that make it easy to write TAP-emitting unit tests in psql scripts suitable for harvesting, analysis, and reporting by a TAP harness, such as those used in Perl and PHP applications.
TAP is the Test Anything Protocol (http://testanything.org/).
This metapackage depends on the PostgreSQL extension and the package providing pg_prove.
There are three methods to install pgtap 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 pgtap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgtap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgtap
Install pgtap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgtap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgtap
Install pgtap 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 pgtap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgtap
How To Uninstall pgtap on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pgtap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgtap
Uninstall pgtap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgtap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgtap
Remove pgtap Configurations and Data
To remove pgtap configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgtap
Remove pgtap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgtap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgtap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgtap package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
