How To Install lighttpd-mod-webdav on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-webdav on Ubuntu 20.04. lighttpd-mod-webdav is WebDAV module for lighttpd WebDAV module for lighttpd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-webdav on Ubuntu 20.04.

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

Package: lighttpd-mod-webdav Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.4.55-1ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/web 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: 157 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.7.15), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), lighttpd (= 1.4.55-1ubuntu1) Filename: pool/universe/l/lighttpd/lighttpd-mod-webdav_1.4.55-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 28272 MD5sum: 8a4e9246fa0c29db93b5e8c6d7e90a92 SHA1: c556fb1e86751b3bd32864593b695b731e35a0b8 SHA256: 189829694c6fbf3329db464a665f8017c1d0fc8f78c4b152eb82c1f473a253d9 Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/ Description-en: WebDAV module for lighttpd 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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04

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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-webdav package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.