How To Install letsencrypt.sh on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install letsencrypt.sh on Debian 9.
What is letsencrypt.sh
letsencrypt.sh is:
The dehydrated ACME client allows signing certificates with an ACME server, like the one provided by the Let??s Encrypt certificate authority (letsencrypt.org). It is implemented as a relatively simple Bash script, which uses curl to communicate with the ACME server and OpenSSL to deal with keys, sign requests and certificates.
letsencrypt.sh was the old name of this project, it has been renamed to dehydrated. This transitional package provides a transitional wrapper. Once any local script has been adapted it is safe to remove it.
There are three methods to install letsencrypt.sh on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install letsencrypt.sh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install letsencrypt.sh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install letsencrypt.sh
Install letsencrypt.sh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install letsencrypt.sh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install letsencrypt.sh
Install letsencrypt.sh 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install letsencrypt.sh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install letsencrypt.sh
How To Uninstall letsencrypt.sh on Debian 9
To uninstall only the letsencrypt.sh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove letsencrypt.sh
Uninstall letsencrypt.sh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall letsencrypt.sh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove letsencrypt.sh
Remove letsencrypt.sh Configurations and Data
To remove letsencrypt.sh configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge letsencrypt.sh
Remove letsencrypt.sh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove letsencrypt.sh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge letsencrypt.sh
Dependencies
letsencrypt.sh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install letsencrypt.sh package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
