How To Install libevhtp0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libevhtp0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libevhtp0 is Libevent based HTTP API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevhtp0 on Debian 10.

What is libevhtp0

libevhtp0 is:

Libevent’s http interface was created as a JIT server, never meant to be a full-fledged HTTP service. This library attempts to improve on that with the following features:

  • design as a fully functional HTTP server
  • HTTP parser able to process data with a low memory footprint
  • use of regular expressions for routing
  • out-of-the box HTTPS server

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libevhtp0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libevhtp0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libevhtp0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libevhtp0

Install libevhtp0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libevhtp0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libevhtp0

Install libevhtp0 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 libevhtp0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libevhtp0

How To Uninstall libevhtp0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libevhtp0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libevhtp0

Uninstall libevhtp0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libevhtp0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevhtp0

Remove libevhtp0 Configurations and Data

To remove libevhtp0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libevhtp0

Remove libevhtp0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libevhtp0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevhtp0

Dependencies

libevhtp0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevhtp0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.