How To Install libapache2-mod-python on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-python on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libapache2-mod-python
libapache2-mod-python is:
The mod_python module supports web applications written in Python. Because the parser is embedded in the server as an Apache module, it will run much faster than traditional CGI.
This package is built for the current Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-python on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-python 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-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-python
Install libapache2-mod-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-python
Install libapache2-mod-python 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-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-python
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-python on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-python
Uninstall libapache2-mod-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-python
Remove libapache2-mod-python Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-python configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-python
Remove libapache2-mod-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-python
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-python package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.