How To Install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
lighttpd-mod-authn-pam is:
This package contains the authn_pam module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to perform authentication using PAM.
Package: lighttpd-mod-authn-pam Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.4.55-1ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/httpd Source: lighttpd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian lighttpd maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 23 Depends: lighttpd (= 1.4.55-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.4), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1) Filename: pool/universe/l/lighttpd/lighttpd-mod-authn-pam_1.4.55-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 3996 MD5sum: c9a9b5259b1afc714cccb2dd397e7e65 SHA1: 983097f5b1ba2c220644bbee04b027dc859f1f2f SHA256: 9d0446e2adc290eb64809f7d0abdb24fbb5e4f667b82ae7878700aeffbfa47ab Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/ Description-en: PAM authentication for lighttpd This package contains the authn_pam module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to perform authentication using PAM.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam 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 lighttpd-mod-authn-pam 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-mod-authn-pam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
Install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
Install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam 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-mod-authn-pam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-authn-pam on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-authn-pam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
Uninstall lighttpd-mod-authn-pam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-authn-pam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
Remove lighttpd-mod-authn-pam Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-authn-pam configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
Remove lighttpd-mod-authn-pam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-authn-pam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-authn-pam
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-authn-pam package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
