How To Install libapache2-mod-encoding on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-encoding on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapache2-mod-encoding
libapache2-mod-encoding is:
This module improves non-ascii filename interoperability of apache (and mod_dav).
It seems many WebDAV clients send filename in its platform-local encoding. But since mod_dav expects everything, even HTTP request line, to be in UTF-8, this causes an interoperability problem.
I believe this is a future issue for specification (RFC?) to standardize encoding used in HTTP request-line and HTTP header, but life would be much easier if mod_dav (and others) can handle various encodings sent by clients, TODAY. This module does just that.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-encoding 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-encoding 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-encoding using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-encoding
Install libapache2-mod-encoding Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-encoding using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-encoding
Install libapache2-mod-encoding 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-encoding using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-encoding
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-encoding on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-encoding package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-encoding
Uninstall libapache2-mod-encoding And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-encoding 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-encoding
Remove libapache2-mod-encoding Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-encoding configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-encoding
Remove libapache2-mod-encoding configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-encoding configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-encoding
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-encoding package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
