How To Install haproxy on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install haproxy on Ubuntu.
What is haproxy
haproxy is:
HAProxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy which is particularly suited for high availability environments. It features connection persistence through HTTP cookies, load balancing, header addition, modification, deletion both ways. It has request blocking capabilities and provides interface to display server status.
There are three methods to install haproxy on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install haproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install haproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install haproxy
Install haproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install haproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install haproxy
Install haproxy 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 haproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install haproxy
How To Uninstall haproxy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the haproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove haproxy
Uninstall haproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall haproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove haproxy
Remove haproxy Configurations and Data
To remove haproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge haproxy
Remove haproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove haproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge haproxy
Dependencies
haproxy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install haproxy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.