How To Install libapache2-mod-svn on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-svn on Ubuntu 18.04. libapache2-mod-svn is Apache Subversion server modules for Apache httpd

Introduction

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

What is libapache2-mod-svn

libapache2-mod-svn is:

This package provides the mod_dav_svn and mod_authz_svn modules for the Apache 2.4 web server. These modules provide Apache Subversion’s WebDAV server backend, to serve repositories over the http and https protocols. See the ‘subversion’ package for more information.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-svn

Install libapache2-mod-svn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-svn

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-svn

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-svn on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-svn

Uninstall libapache2-mod-svn And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-svn 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-svn

Remove libapache2-mod-svn Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-svn

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-svn

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Summary

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