How To Install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher on Debian 12.
What is ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher is:
This library is an extension to Sidekiq that adds support for reliable fetches from Redis. It’s based on sidekiq-reliable-fetch.
There are two strategies implemented: Reliable fetch using rpoplpush command
and semi-reliable fetch that uses regular brpop and lpush to pick the job
and put it to working queue. The main benefit of “Reliable” strategy is that
rpoplpush is atomic, eliminating a race condition in which jobs can be lost.
This package includes gitlab’s fork of sidekiq-reliable-push.
There are three methods to install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
Install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
Install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher 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 ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
How To Uninstall ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
Uninstall ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
Remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
Remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher
Dependencies
ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
