How To Install weborf on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install weborf on Ubuntu 20.04. weborf is Fast and small webserver meant to be run without root privileges

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install weborf on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is weborf

weborf is:

Weborf is a configurationless webserver mainly meant to allow users to easily share their directories over the web. Has limited support to webdav, allowing its use by GNOME and KDE filemanagers. It also supports cgi.

There are three methods to install weborf 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 weborf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install weborf

Install weborf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install weborf

Install weborf 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 weborf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install weborf

How To Uninstall weborf on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove weborf

Uninstall weborf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall weborf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove weborf

Remove weborf Configurations and Data

To remove weborf configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge weborf

Remove weborf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weborf

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Summary

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