How To Install libapache2-mod-form on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-form on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapache2-mod-form
libapache2-mod-form is:
mod_form is an Apache module to decode data submitted from Web forms. The decoded data is made available to other Apache modules through two optional functions exported by mod_form with APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN.
It deals with both GET and POST methods where the data are encoded using the default content type application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
This package contains the Apache module.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-form 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-form 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-form using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-form
Install libapache2-mod-form Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-form using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-form
Install libapache2-mod-form 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-form using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-form
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-form on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-form package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-form
Uninstall libapache2-mod-form And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-form 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-form
Remove libapache2-mod-form Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-form configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-form
Remove libapache2-mod-form configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-form configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-form
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-form package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
