How To Install lighttpd-mod-gnutls on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-gnutls on Debian 12.
What is lighttpd-mod-gnutls
lighttpd-mod-gnutls is:
This package contains the gnutls module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible serve https:// URLs. GnuTLS is an alternative to OpenSSL.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-gnutls on Debian 12. 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-gnutls 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-gnutls using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-gnutls
Install lighttpd-mod-gnutls Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-gnutls using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-gnutls
Install lighttpd-mod-gnutls 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 lighttpd-mod-gnutls using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-gnutls
How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-gnutls on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-gnutls package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-gnutls
Uninstall lighttpd-mod-gnutls And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-gnutls and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-gnutls
Remove lighttpd-mod-gnutls Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-gnutls configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-gnutls
Remove lighttpd-mod-gnutls configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-gnutls configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-gnutls
Dependencies
lighttpd-mod-gnutls have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-gnutls package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
