How To Install libapache2-mod-upload-progress on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-upload-progress on Ubuntu 18.04. libapache2-mod-upload-progress is upload progress support for the Apache web server

Introduction

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

What is libapache2-mod-upload-progress

libapache2-mod-upload-progress is:

mod_upload_progress enables monitoring the status of HTTP file uploads.

Website authors can then query the server using Javascript to provide better feedback (e.g. progress bar, throughput) while the browser is uploading.

This module produces output similar to the equivalent modules for other webservers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-upload-progress

Install libapache2-mod-upload-progress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-upload-progress

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-upload-progress

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-upload-progress on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-upload-progress

Uninstall libapache2-mod-upload-progress And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-upload-progress 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-upload-progress

Remove libapache2-mod-upload-progress Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-upload-progress

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-upload-progress

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Summary

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