How To Install pgdbf on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgdbf on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
pgdbf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgdbf package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.