Re: Completely Removing PostgreSQL

On 7/31/23 05:47, Amn Ojee Uw wrote:
> In my Debian 12, I have removed the following apps from my system by
> using the following commands:
>
> /*sudo apt-*//*get*//*–purge *//*remove*//*postgresql postgresql*//*-15*//*postgresql-client-common postgresql-common postgresql-contrib*//**//*sudo apt-*//*get*//*–purge *//*remove*//*postgresql postgresql*//*-12*//*postgresql-client-common postgresql-common postgresql-contrib*/

I believe this

sudo apt-get –purge remove ...

should be:

sudo apt-get remove –purge ...

or simpler

sudo apt-get purge ...

As it is you just remove(ed) the files except for the configuration files.

>
> and then used*sudo**apt autoremove* to remove whatever was left dangling
> there. However, after using *dpkg -l | grep postgres* command, I get this?
>
> **
>
> *dpkg -l | grep postgres*
> rc  postgresql-12 12.15-1.pgdg120+1                  amd64        The
> World's Most Advanced Open Source Relational Database
> rc  postgresql-15 15.3-1.pgdg120+1                   amd64        The
> World's Most Advanced Open Source Relational Database
> rc  postgresql-client-common 250.pgdg120+1
> all          manager for multiple PostgreSQL client versions
> rc  postgresql-common 250.pgdg120+1                      all
> PostgreSQL database-cluster manager
> rc  postgresql-pljava-common 1.6.4-2.pgdg120+1
> all          Java procedural language for PostgreSQL, config files
>
> -----------------------------
>
> The above clearly shows that *dpkg*, and therefore my Debian 12, still
> recognize the existence of these packages. When trying to remove them
> *apt remove,* it fails to find them.
>
> How can I completely remove PostgreSQL-xx.xx from my system?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>

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Adrian Klaver
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