How To Install slt on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install slt on Ubuntu 22.04. slt is TLS reverse-proxy with SNI multiplexing (TLS virtual hosts)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slt on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is slt

slt is:

slt lets a user accept TLS/SSL connections for multiple different applications on the same port and the server can forward them all to the appropriate backend hosts depending on the intended destination.

slt is capable of either terminating the TLS and passing the cleartext traffic to the origin server (if it has appropriate key material), or just passing the encrypted traffic along (if it has no key material).

There are three methods to install slt on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install slt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install slt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install slt

Install slt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install slt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install slt

Install slt 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 slt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slt

How To Uninstall slt on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the slt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slt

Uninstall slt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall slt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slt

Remove slt Configurations and Data

To remove slt configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slt

Remove slt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove slt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slt package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.