How To Install python3-pgspecial 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 python3-pgspecial on Ubuntu.
What is python3-pgspecial
python3-pgspecial is:
This package provides an API to execute meta-commands (AKA “special”, or “backslash commands”) on PostgreSQL.
This package is for Python 3 environment.
There are three methods to install python3-pgspecial 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 python3-pgspecial Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pgspecial using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pgspecial
Install python3-pgspecial Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pgspecial using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pgspecial
Install python3-pgspecial 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 python3-pgspecial using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pgspecial
How To Uninstall python3-pgspecial on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-pgspecial package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pgspecial
Uninstall python3-pgspecial And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pgspecial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pgspecial
Remove python3-pgspecial Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pgspecial configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pgspecial
Remove python3-pgspecial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pgspecial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pgspecial
Dependencies
python3-pgspecial have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgspecial package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.