How To Install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit on Ubuntu 18.04. libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit is Apache module to intercept login form submission and run PAM authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is `libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit`

libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit is:

mod_intercept_form_submit can intercept submission of application login forms. It retrieves the login and password information from the POST HTTP request, runs PAM authentication with those credentials, and sets the REMOTE_USER environment variable if the authentication passes.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit 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-intercept-form-submit 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-intercept-form-submit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit

Install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit

Install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit 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-intercept-form-submit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit

Uninstall libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit 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-intercept-form-submit

Remove libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit

Remove libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-intercept-form-submit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.