How To Install pushpin 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 pushpin on Ubuntu.
What is pushpin
pushpin is:
Pushpin is a reverse proxy server that makes it easy to implement WebSocket, HTTP streaming, and HTTP long-polling services. It communicates with backend web applications using regular, short-lived HTTP requests (GRIP protocol). This allows backend applications to be written in any language and use any webserver.
Additionally, Pushpin does all of this without exposing a proprietary protocol to clients. The HTTP/WebSocket content between the client and your server is whatever you want it to be. This makes it ideal for implementing APIs.
Pushpin is written in C++. The name means to “pin” (hold) connections open for “pushing”.
There are three methods to install pushpin 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 pushpin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pushpin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pushpin
Install pushpin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pushpin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pushpin
Install pushpin 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 pushpin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pushpin
How To Uninstall pushpin on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pushpin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pushpin
Uninstall pushpin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pushpin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pushpin
Remove pushpin Configurations and Data
To remove pushpin configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pushpin
Remove pushpin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pushpin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pushpin
Dependencies
pushpin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pushpin package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.