How to Install and Uninstall postgresql Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "postgresql" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "postgresql" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the postgresql package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: postgresql
Architecture: all
Version: 10+190ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: database
Source: postgresql-common (190ubuntu0.1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PostgreSQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 62
Depends: postgresql-10
Suggests: postgresql-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql_10+190ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 5884
MD5sum: 3566505b5c195e05325de08c7d9f4203
SHA1: 329815c36ae9858fe606d86acd5090966d29a728
SHA256: b6f15aa7bb212a1975b52fe0bf0259897880244d377a2aa68ab0fb7ef2ac5042
SHA512: 86b8082e0d67a873a6a6ab6404f718f7939dc2f6e66d8926641deff5ed60def03cef1e7ee49a693176daf045c342cd415ee9dd3e82359c6f5bfd3ce2fd7ecaae
Description: object-relational SQL database (supported version)
Description-md5: bdff2d6e5b2a1dd00e72b3ed8729d9ac
Task: postgresql-server
Supported: 5y

Package: postgresql
Architecture: all
Version: 10+190
Priority: optional
Section: database
Source: postgresql-common (190)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PostgreSQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 62
Depends: postgresql-10
Suggests: postgresql-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql_10+190_all.deb
Size: 5784
MD5sum: 2fb6f13d95e354c47a1df602f68f7131
SHA1: 45e8e55044259941faba82282243f11194baf66c
SHA256: 02baa3ea401deb634a4307a8d0e25378613ffbf3b3ddbda9cc03d5277a5ea7a4
Description: object-relational SQL database (supported version)
Description-md5: bdff2d6e5b2a1dd00e72b3ed8729d9ac
Task: postgresql-server
Supported: 5y