How To Install pfqueue-dbg on Debian 10

Learn how to install pfqueue-dbg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pfqueue-dbg is interactive console-based tool to control MTA queues (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pfqueue-dbg on Debian 10.

What is pfqueue-dbg

pfqueue-dbg is:

pfqueue is a queue manager for different MTAs (currently postfix and exim), allowing to delete, hold, release, or requeue messages.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install pfqueue-dbg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pfqueue-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pfqueue-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pfqueue-dbg

Install pfqueue-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pfqueue-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pfqueue-dbg

Install pfqueue-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pfqueue-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pfqueue-dbg

How To Uninstall pfqueue-dbg on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pfqueue-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pfqueue-dbg

Uninstall pfqueue-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pfqueue-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pfqueue-dbg

Remove pfqueue-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove pfqueue-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pfqueue-dbg

Remove pfqueue-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pfqueue-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pfqueue-dbg

Dependencies

pfqueue-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pfqueue-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.