How To Install libapache2-mod-nss on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-nss on Debian 9.
What is libapache2-mod-nss
libapache2-mod-nss is:
This Apache module provides strong cryptography for the Apache 2.0 webserver via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols by the help of the SSL/TLS implementation library NSS
This module is based heavily on the mod_ssl package. In fact, it’s more a conversion than anything else.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-nss on Debian 9. 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-nss 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-nss using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-nss
Install libapache2-mod-nss Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-nss using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-nss
Install libapache2-mod-nss 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-nss using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-nss
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-nss on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-nss package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-nss
Uninstall libapache2-mod-nss And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-nss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-nss
Remove libapache2-mod-nss Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-nss configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-nss
Remove libapache2-mod-nss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-nss configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-nss
Dependencies
libapache2-mod-nss have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-nss package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.