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Error: You must install at least one postgresql-client-<version> package

The error message "You must install at least one postgresql-client-<version> package" indicates that while you have the postgresql-client-common package installed, you are missing the specific versioned client package required to utilize PostgreSQL client programs like psql, pg_dump, pg_restore, etc. This typically occurs on Debian-based systems like Ubuntu. 


To resolve this issue, you need to install the appropriate PostgreSQL client package for your system. The simplest solution is to install the postgresql-client metapackage, which will automatically install the currently supported version of the PostgreSQL client for your distribution.
Here are the steps to fix this error: Update your package list.
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    sudo apt update
install the postgresql-client metapackage.
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    sudo apt install postgresql-client
This command will install the necessary version-specific postgresql-client-<version> package along with any other dependencies required for the PostgreSQL client tools to function correctly.
If you specifically require a particular PostgreSQL client version (e.g., postgresql-client-15), you can install it directly:
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sudo apt install postgresql-client-15
Replace 15 with the desired PostgreSQL version
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