How To Install libapache2-modsecurity on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-modsecurity on Debian 9.
What is libapache2-modsecurity
libapache2-modsecurity is:
This package is provided to ease the updating of modsecurity to the new package name. You may safely remove it.
There are three methods to install libapache2-modsecurity 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-modsecurity 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-modsecurity using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-modsecurity
Install libapache2-modsecurity Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-modsecurity using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-modsecurity
Install libapache2-modsecurity 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-modsecurity using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-modsecurity
How To Uninstall libapache2-modsecurity on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libapache2-modsecurity package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-modsecurity
Uninstall libapache2-modsecurity And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-modsecurity and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-modsecurity
Remove libapache2-modsecurity Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-modsecurity configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-modsecurity
Remove libapache2-modsecurity configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-modsecurity configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-modsecurity
Dependencies
libapache2-modsecurity have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-modsecurity package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.