How To Install pfqueue on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pfqueue
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pfqueue
pfqueue is:
pfqueue is a queue manager for different MTAs (currently postfix and exim), allowing to delete, hold, release, or requeue messages.
There are three methods to install pfqueue
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 pfqueue Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pfqueue
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pfqueue
Install pfqueue Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pfqueue
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pfqueue
Install pfqueue 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 pfqueue
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pfqueue
How To Uninstall pfqueue on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pfqueue
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pfqueue
Uninstall pfqueue And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pfqueue
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pfqueue
Remove pfqueue Configurations and Data
To remove pfqueue
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pfqueue
Remove pfqueue configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pfqueue
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pfqueue
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pfqueue
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.