How To Install python-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-certbot-nginx
python-certbot-nginx is:
This is a transitional dummy package for the migration of certbot from python2 to python3. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install python-certbot-nginx 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 python-certbot-nginx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-certbot-nginx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-certbot-nginx
Install python-certbot-nginx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-certbot-nginx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-certbot-nginx
Install python-certbot-nginx 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 python-certbot-nginx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-certbot-nginx
How To Uninstall python-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-certbot-nginx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-certbot-nginx
Uninstall python-certbot-nginx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-certbot-nginx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-certbot-nginx
Remove python-certbot-nginx Configurations and Data
To remove python-certbot-nginx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-certbot-nginx
Remove python-certbot-nginx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-certbot-nginx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-certbot-nginx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-certbot-nginx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
