Re: ubuntu 18: PostgreSQL does not start. how can I totally remove and reinstall it

On 1/23/21 12:36 PM, robert rottermann wrote:
> Hi there
> 
> I made somehow a mess with my PostgreSQL installation an an ubuntu 18.4 
> with PostgreSQL 10.0
> 
> service postgresql status
> ● postgresql.service - PostgreSQL RDBMS
>     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/postgresql.service; enabled; 
> vendor preset: enabled)
>     Active: active (exited) since Sat 2021-01-23 21:21:13 CET; 2min 26s ago
>    Process: 1853 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>   Main PID: 1853 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

What if you try:

sudo service postgresql@10-main status

Also  what does:

pg_lsclusters

show?



> 
> I would like to remove everything, and reinstall.
> 
> How can I do that?
> 
> It seems, that
> 
> apt remove --purge postgresql
> apt remove --purge postgresql-client
> 
> I not enough, as I have the same situation afterwards.
> 
> Or is there a way that I can rebuild PostgreSQL datastructure?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> 


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