How To Install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap on Debian 12

Learn how to install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap is Apache 2 module for Virtual Hosting from LDAP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap on Debian 12.

What is libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap is:

mod-vhost-ldap is an Apache 2 module for storing and configuring virtual hosts from LDAP. It supports the DocumentRoot, ScriptAlias, ServerName, ServerAlias, ServerAdmin and SuexecUserGroup directives.

It is built on top of mod_ldap, so it uses its caching capabilities and can be used with a threaded Apache MPM.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap on Debian 12. 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-vhost-ldap 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-vhost-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

Install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

Uninstall libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

Remove libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-vhost-ldap package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.