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

From: robert rottermann <robert(at)redcor(dot)ch>
To: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: robert rottermann <robert(at)redcor(dot)ch>
Subject: ubuntu 18: PostgreSQL does not start. how can I totally remove and reinstall it
Date: 2021-01-23 20:36:32
Message-ID: 82dcf27f-2399-412c-30e9-c9b6d03f62c9@redcor.ch
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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)

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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