Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install activemq on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is activemq
activemq is:
Apache ActiveMQ is a message broker built around Java Message Service (JMS)
API : allow sending messages between two or more clients in a loosely coupled,
reliable, and asynchronous way.
This message broker supports :
- JMS 1.1 and J2EE 1.4 with support for transient, persistent, transactional
and XA messaging - Spring Framework, CXF and Axis integration
- pluggable transport protocols such as in-VM, TCP, SSL, NIO, UDP, multicast,
JGroups and JXTA - persistence using JDBC along with journaling
- OpenWire (cross language wire protocol) and
Stomp (Streaming Text Orientated Messaging Protocol) protocols
This package contains a server installation of ActiveMQ.
There are three methods to install activemq 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 activemq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install activemq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install activemq
Install activemq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install activemq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install activemq
Install activemq 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 activemq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install activemq
How To Uninstall activemq on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the activemq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove activemq
Uninstall activemq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall activemq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove activemq
Remove activemq Configurations and Data
To remove activemq configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge activemq
Remove activemq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove activemq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge activemq
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install activemq package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
