Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-uwsgi on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libapache2-mod-uwsgi
libapache2-mod-uwsgi is:
uWSGI presents a complete stack for networked/clustered web applications,
implementing message/object passing, caching, RPC and process management.
It uses the uwsgi protocol for all the networking/interprocess communications.
This package provides Apache2 module for communicating with uWSGI.
This is the first module developed, it is stable but a bit hacky (it does not
fully use the Apache2 API).
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-uwsgi on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapache2-mod-uwsgi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-uwsgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-uwsgi
Install libapache2-mod-uwsgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-uwsgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-uwsgi
Install libapache2-mod-uwsgi 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 libapache2-mod-uwsgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-uwsgi
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-uwsgi on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-uwsgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-uwsgi
Uninstall libapache2-mod-uwsgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-uwsgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-uwsgi
Remove libapache2-mod-uwsgi Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-uwsgi configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-uwsgi
Remove libapache2-mod-uwsgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-uwsgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-uwsgi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-uwsgi package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
