How To Install libapache2-mod-jk on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-jk on Debian 12.
What is libapache2-mod-jk
libapache2-mod-jk is:
Apache Tomcat is the reference implementation for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) specification from the Apache Jakarta project.
This package contains an Apache 2 module (mod_jk) to forward requests from Apache to Tomcat using the AJP 1.3 or 1.4 protocol. It can either talk to Tomcat on the local machine or to a remote engine using TCP.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-jk on Debian 12. 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-jk 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-jk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-jk
Install libapache2-mod-jk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-jk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-jk
Install libapache2-mod-jk 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-jk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-jk
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-jk on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-jk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-jk
Uninstall libapache2-mod-jk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-jk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-jk
Remove libapache2-mod-jk Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-jk configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-jk
Remove libapache2-mod-jk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-jk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-jk
Dependencies
libapache2-mod-jk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-jk package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.