How To Install rabbitmq-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rabbitmq-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rabbitmq-server
rabbitmq-server is:
RabbitMQ is an implementation of AMQP, the emerging standard for high performance enterprise messaging. The RabbitMQ server is a robust and scalable implementation of an AMQP broker.
There are three methods to install rabbitmq-server 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 rabbitmq-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rabbitmq-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rabbitmq-server
Install rabbitmq-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rabbitmq-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rabbitmq-server
Install rabbitmq-server 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 rabbitmq-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rabbitmq-server
How To Uninstall rabbitmq-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rabbitmq-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rabbitmq-server
Uninstall rabbitmq-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rabbitmq-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rabbitmq-server
Remove rabbitmq-server Configurations and Data
To remove rabbitmq-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rabbitmq-server
Remove rabbitmq-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rabbitmq-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rabbitmq-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rabbitmq-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
