Perform the following steps to install yb-voyager using apt for Ubuntu:

1. Install the Yugabyte apt repository on your machine using the following command:

   wget https://software.yugabyte.com/repos/reporpms/yb-apt-repo_1.0.0_all.deb
   sudo apt-get install ./yb-apt-repo_1.0.0_all.deb
   

   This repository contains the yb-voyager Debian package and the dependencies required to run yb-voyager.

2. Install the postgresql-common repository to fetch PostgreSQL 16 using the following commands:

   sudo apt install -y postgresql-common
   sudo /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.sh
   

3. Clean the apt-get cache and package lists using the following commands:

   sudo apt-get clean
   sudo apt-get update
   

4. Install yb-voyager and its dependencies using the following command:

   sudo apt-get install yb-voyager
   

   Note: If you see a failure in the install step similar to the following:

   Depends: ora2pg (= 23.2-yb.2) but 24.3-1.pgdg22.04+1 is to be installed
   

   Try installing ora2pg using the following command:

   sudo apt-get install ora2pg=23.2-yb.2
   

   Then try installing yb-voyager using the following command:

   sudo apt-get install yb-voyager
   

5. Check that yb-voyager is installed using the following command:

   yb-voyager version
   

Dependencies

YugabyteDB Voyager relies on the following dependencies on supported Ubuntu systems, which are automatically installed or resolved when you install Voyager using the official package.

Upgrade yb-voyager

sudo apt install -y postgresql-common
sudo /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.sh

Upgrade yb-voyager using the following command:

sudo apt-get upgrade yb-voyager