[vox-tech] can't remove postgresql

[Peter Jay Salzman]

On Tue 18 Aug 09, 12:07 AM, Hai Yi <yihai2004 at gmail.com> said:
>    hello all:
> 
>    I noitced that postgresql has been installed on my ubuntu box, i no longer
>    use it, but there are few entries of postgresql in the application menu
>    and becomes a eyesore.
> 
>    I tried to remove it by launching:
> 
>    sudo apt-get -f remove postgresql
> 
>    the message shows:
> 
>    Reading package lists... Done
>    Building dependency tree      
>    Reading state information... Done
>    Package postgresql is not installed, so not removed
>    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 97 not upgraded.
> 
>    However, if I use nmap to test the running apps, it shows:
> 
>    PORT     STATE SERVICE
>    22/tcp   open  ssh
>    631/tcp  open  ipp
>    5432/tcp open  postgresql
>    8009/tcp open  ajp13
> 
>    I am confused, anyone has any idea?
> 
>    Thanks,
>    Hai

Hai, to get the exact name of the postgresql package try this:

   dpkg -l "*postgre*" | grep ii

It'll search for all installed packages (grep ii) with the string
"postgre" somewhere in the package name (dpkg -l "*postgre*").

Pete