How To Install libapache2-mod-log-slow on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-log-slow on Ubuntu 18.04. libapache2-mod-log-slow is Apache module for logging of slow requests handling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-log-slow on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libapache2-mod-log-slow

libapache2-mod-log-slow is:

Provide measures of the time period used for handling each request by the current process. Logging is done after processing a request if the request takes more than certain period of time that you specify. The idea of this module comes from MySQL’s slow-query-log, and its logging logic is partially based on mod_log_forensic.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-log-slow 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-log-slow 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-log-slow using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-log-slow

Install libapache2-mod-log-slow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-log-slow using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-log-slow

Install libapache2-mod-log-slow 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-log-slow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-log-slow

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-log-slow on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-log-slow package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-log-slow

Uninstall libapache2-mod-log-slow And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-log-slow 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-log-slow

Remove libapache2-mod-log-slow Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-log-slow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-log-slow

Remove libapache2-mod-log-slow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-log-slow

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Summary

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