How To Install postgresql-10-pgq-node on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-pgq-node on Ubuntu 18.04. postgresql-10-pgq-node is Cascaded queueing on top of PgQ

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-pgq-node on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is postgresql-10-pgq-node

postgresql-10-pgq-node 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 pgq_node PostgreSQL extension that provides queue node registration and coordination for cascaded queueing.

There are three methods to install postgresql-10-pgq-node on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install postgresql-10-pgq-node Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-pgq-node using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-10-pgq-node

Install postgresql-10-pgq-node Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-10-pgq-node using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postgresql-10-pgq-node

Install postgresql-10-pgq-node 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 postgresql-10-pgq-node using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-10-pgq-node

How To Uninstall postgresql-10-pgq-node on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the postgresql-10-pgq-node package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-10-pgq-node

Uninstall postgresql-10-pgq-node And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-10-pgq-node and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-10-pgq-node

Remove postgresql-10-pgq-node Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-10-pgq-node configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-10-pgq-node

Remove postgresql-10-pgq-node configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postgresql-10-pgq-node configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-10-pgq-node

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-10-pgq-node package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.