How To Install pfqueue 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 pfqueue on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
pfqueue have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pfqueue package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.