DBeaver

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Install

PPA (preferred)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:serge-rider/dbeaver-ce
# [ENTER] to continue
sudo apt update
sudo apt install dbeaver-ce

See here for ppa discusion.

deb

sudo dpkg -i Downloads/dbeaver-ce_4.3.3.1_amd64.deb

Start

The app is based on eclipse, start dbeaver to fire it up. 

dbeaver-ce& # or use albert

Drivers

  • Right-click in Database Navigator > rclick > Create new connection > type [postgres] or [sqlite]
  • You will be prompted to set up the drivers, noice
  • Alternately, you can open a sqlite file, it will prompt to download sqlite driver
  • Good to go!

How to write queries

IT WILL PISS YOU OFF AT FIRST because of these stupid things:

  • You need to change an "Editors" setting:

DBeaverAutosync.png

  • Drill into #db > Schemas > public > Tables > #table > Read data in SQL console
  • THEN YOU CAN WRITE SQL, ffs
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