Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lighttpd-dev
lighttpd-dev is:
This package contains the development header-files for lighttpd.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lighttpd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-dev
Install lighttpd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-dev
Install lighttpd-dev 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 lighttpd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-dev
How To Uninstall lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lighttpd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-dev
Uninstall lighttpd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-dev
Remove lighttpd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-dev
Remove lighttpd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
