How To Install amqp-tools on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install amqp-tools on Ubuntu 22.04. amqp-tools is Command-line utilities for interacting with AMQP servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amqp-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is amqp-tools

amqp-tools is:

RabbitMQ provides robust messaging for applications. It is easy to use, fit for purpose at cloud scale and supported on all major operating systems and developer platforms. librabbitmq is a C-language AMQP client library for use with AMQP servers such as RabbitMQ speaking protocol versions 0-9-1.

This package includes command line utilities.

There are three methods to install amqp-tools on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install amqp-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install amqp-tools

Install amqp-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install amqp-tools

Install amqp-tools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install amqp-tools

How To Uninstall amqp-tools on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the amqp-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove amqp-tools

Uninstall amqp-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall amqp-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amqp-tools

Remove amqp-tools Configurations and Data

To remove amqp-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge amqp-tools

Remove amqp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amqp-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amqp-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.