How To Install pgqd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgqd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pgqd
pgqd is:
PgQ provides generic queues for PostgreSQL. It allows multiple queues in one database, each queue can be consumed by multiple consumers.
This package contains the queue maintenance daemon pgdq.
There are three methods to install pgqd 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 pgqd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgqd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgqd
Install pgqd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgqd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgqd
Install pgqd 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 pgqd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgqd
How To Uninstall pgqd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pgqd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgqd
Uninstall pgqd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgqd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgqd
Remove pgqd Configurations and Data
To remove pgqd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgqd
Remove pgqd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgqd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgqd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgqd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
