How To Install lighttpd-mod-webdav on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-webdav on Debian 9.
What is lighttpd-mod-webdav
lighttpd-mod-webdav is:
The WebDAV module is a very minimalistic implementation of RFC 2518. Minimalistic means that not all operations are implemented yet.
Currently supports: GET POST HEAD PROPFIND OPTIONS MKCOL DELETE PUT
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-webdav 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 lighttpd-mod-webdav 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-webdav using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-webdav
Install lighttpd-mod-webdav Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-webdav using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-webdav
Install lighttpd-mod-webdav 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-webdav using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-webdav
How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-webdav on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-webdav package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-webdav
Uninstall lighttpd-mod-webdav And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-webdav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-webdav
Remove lighttpd-mod-webdav Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-webdav configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-webdav
Remove lighttpd-mod-webdav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-webdav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-webdav
Dependencies
lighttpd-mod-webdav have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-webdav package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
