How To Install libnginx-mod-http-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnginx-mod-http-perl
libnginx-mod-http-perl is:
Embed Perl runtime into nginx.
The ngx_http_perl module is used to implement location and variable handlers in Perl and insert Perl calls into SSI.
Note that this module is marked experimental.
There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-perl 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 libnginx-mod-http-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-perl
Install libnginx-mod-http-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-perl
Install libnginx-mod-http-perl 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 libnginx-mod-http-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-perl
How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-perl
Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnginx-mod-http-perl
Remove libnginx-mod-http-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libnginx-mod-http-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-perl
Remove libnginx-mod-http-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
