How To Install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd on Ubuntu 18.04. fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd is FusionForge plugin - HTTPD authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd is:

FusionForge provides many tools to aid collaboration in a development project, such as bug-tracking, task management, mailing-lists, SCM repository, forums, support request helper, web/FTP hosting, release management, etc. All these services are integrated into one web site and managed through a web interface.

This plugin contains an HTTPD authentication mechanism for FusionForge. It allows Apache authentication to be reused for FusionForge, for instance where Kerberos is used.

There are three methods to install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd 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 fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

Install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

Install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd 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 fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

How To Uninstall fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

Uninstall fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

Remove fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd Configurations and Data

To remove fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

Remove fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-authhttpd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.