Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apache2-bin on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is apache2-bin
apache2-bin is:
The Apache HTTP Server Project’s goal is to build a secure, efficient and
extensible HTTP server as standards-compliant open source software. The
result has long been the number one web server on the Internet.
This package contains the binaries only and does not set up a working
web-server instance. Install the “apache2†package to get a fully working
instance.
There are three methods to install apache2-bin 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 apache2-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apache2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apache2-bin
Install apache2-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apache2-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apache2-bin
Install apache2-bin 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 apache2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apache2-bin
How To Uninstall apache2-bin on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the apache2-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apache2-bin
Uninstall apache2-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apache2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apache2-bin
Remove apache2-bin Configurations and Data
To remove apache2-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apache2-bin
Remove apache2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apache2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apache2-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apache2-bin package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
