How To Install apache2-suexec-custom on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apache2-suexec-custom on Ubuntu 22.04. apache2-suexec-custom is Apache HTTP Server configurable suexec program for mod_suexec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apache2-suexec-custom on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is apache2-suexec-custom

apache2-suexec-custom is:

Provides a customizable version of the suexec helper program for mod_suexec. This is not the version from upstream, but can be configured with a configuration file.

If you do not need non-standard document root or userdir settings, it is recommended that you use the standard suexec helper program from the apache2-suexec-pristine package instead.

There are three methods to install apache2-suexec-custom 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 apache2-suexec-custom Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install apache2-suexec-custom using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apache2-suexec-custom

Install apache2-suexec-custom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apache2-suexec-custom using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apache2-suexec-custom

Install apache2-suexec-custom 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 apache2-suexec-custom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apache2-suexec-custom

How To Uninstall apache2-suexec-custom on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the apache2-suexec-custom package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apache2-suexec-custom

Uninstall apache2-suexec-custom And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apache2-suexec-custom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apache2-suexec-custom

Remove apache2-suexec-custom Configurations and Data

To remove apache2-suexec-custom configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apache2-suexec-custom

Remove apache2-suexec-custom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apache2-suexec-custom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apache2-suexec-custom

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apache2-suexec-custom package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.