I am able to uninstall postgresql from Ubuntu. But I cannot seem remove the client - psql.
I've tried the steps listed here: How to remove Postgres from my installation?. But it still doesn't work
1 Answer
the command you are looking for is :
sudo apt purge postgresql-client-common
purge is different from remove as it will also remove the dependencies that only this app uses.
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Thank you. what does this purge command do that uninstall doesn't? Jul 16, 2019 at 13:50
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but if I put the exact package then you don't need
purgeeither. purge can be really handy when you are in a scenario where don't want any of the app left on your system and you don't know what package name you are looking for. in this case it worked for him, I assume, becausepostgresql-client-commonwas one of the dependencies pulled when installingpsql.– tatsuJul 16, 2019 at 14:45 -
I've been looking for this for years! I had a postgres installation on my macbook that was interfering with a docker container running postgres on the default port 5432, and I never figured out how to remove the local postgres install, so in that fleet of containers I had to use a
docker-compose.override.ymlfile to remap the ports to avoid the conflict... a similar problem just came up (but not the same - I wanted to remove pg latest and install an earlier version for some testing), and I found this - thank you!– drkvogelFeb 25, 2022 at 14:39 -
What I wonder, though, is why is it not obvious how to uninstall pg, why is this command not on the pg website (AFAIK), why does
apt-get --purge remove postgresqlnot work, and why are there only 3 upvotes for this answer??– drkvogelFeb 25, 2022 at 14:41
sudo apt purge psql*return?