How To Install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup is:
Mod_Authz_Unixgroup is a unix group access control module for Apache 2.1 and later. If you are having users authenticate with real Unix login ID over the net, using something like my mod_authnz_external / pwauth combination, and you want to do access control based on unix group membership, then mod_authz_unixgroup is exactly what you need.
This Package includes the mod-authn-unixgroup Module for Apache Version 2.4
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup 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 libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
Install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
Install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup 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 libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
Uninstall libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
Remove libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
Remove libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-authz-unixgroup package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
