How To Install postgresql-14-pgpcre 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 postgresql-14-pgpcre on Ubuntu.
What is postgresql-14-pgpcre
postgresql-14-pgpcre is:
This is a module for PostgreSQL that exposes Perl-compatible regular expressions (PCRE) functionality as functions and operators. It is based on the popular PCRE library.
Some possible advantages over the regular expression support built into PostgreSQL:
- richer pattern language, more familiar to Perl and Python programmers
- complete Unicode support
- saner operators and functions Some disadvantages:
- no repeated matching (‘g’ flag)
- no index optimization
There are three methods to install postgresql-14-pgpcre 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 postgresql-14-pgpcre Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-14-pgpcre using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-14-pgpcre
Install postgresql-14-pgpcre Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-14-pgpcre using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postgresql-14-pgpcre
Install postgresql-14-pgpcre 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 postgresql-14-pgpcre using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-14-pgpcre
How To Uninstall postgresql-14-pgpcre on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the postgresql-14-pgpcre package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-14-pgpcre
Uninstall postgresql-14-pgpcre And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postgresql-14-pgpcre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-14-pgpcre
Remove postgresql-14-pgpcre Configurations and Data
To remove postgresql-14-pgpcre configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-14-pgpcre
Remove postgresql-14-pgpcre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postgresql-14-pgpcre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-14-pgpcre
Dependencies
postgresql-14-pgpcre have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-14-pgpcre package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.