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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "postgresql-contrib" package

This is a short guide on how to install postgresql-contrib 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-contrib" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall postgresql-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: postgresql-contrib
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-contrib-10
Filename: pool/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-contrib_10+190ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 5896
MD5sum: a8600750d7b1ec69f623f31d7dfb4ea1
SHA1: a72adeefa170e2fbb5008b7ccd28f3131c3c68c5
SHA256: 19e13bfc5fb67799bedcc530f9d2ab26cf5e9342b965ac32300361d9204b6238
SHA512: c2676fb65be5384966737aa2cd74549afa08699f4175e10611ead885ca99c01bc8b27413270feae42a3a7f5476990e5a3e8fdb7a9ba923f9453a4d99c8dff064
Description: additional facilities for PostgreSQL (supported version)
Description-md5: 1548dd7748148521c6b13b8290f451b4
Task: postgresql-server
Supported: 5y

Package: postgresql-contrib
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-contrib-10
Filename: pool/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-contrib_10+190_all.deb
Size: 5796
MD5sum: 29443c755c3edff6a24219a497acf34d
SHA1: 2c64c0e5d99197307f8c015380458e2e0bb01c5d
SHA256: cd1abb751f58b9775cd22457871ac479eb83f69302688e6a8063770f7092f6cd
Description: additional facilities for PostgreSQL (supported version)
Description-md5: 1548dd7748148521c6b13b8290f451b4
Task: postgresql-server
Supported: 5y