How To Install civetweb on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install civetweb on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is civetweb
civetweb is:
CivetWeb is an easy to use, powerful, C (C/C++) embeddable web server with optional CGI, SSL and Lua support. CivetWeb has a MIT license so you can innovate without restrictions.
CivetWeb can be used by developers as a library, to add web server functionality to an existing application.
It can also be used by end users as a stand-alone web server running on a Windows or Linux PC. It is available as single executable, no installation is required.
There are three methods to install civetweb 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 civetweb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install civetweb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install civetweb
Install civetweb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install civetweb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install civetweb
Install civetweb 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 civetweb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install civetweb
How To Uninstall civetweb on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the civetweb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove civetweb
Uninstall civetweb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall civetweb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove civetweb
Remove civetweb Configurations and Data
To remove civetweb configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge civetweb
Remove civetweb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove civetweb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge civetweb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install civetweb package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
