How To Install libfcgi-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcgi-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfcgi-bin
libfcgi-bin is:
FastCGI is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provides high performance without the limitations of server specific APIs.
This package contains the cgi-fcgi utility to bridge between CGI and FastCGI.
There are three methods to install libfcgi-bin 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 libfcgi-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcgi-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcgi-bin
Install libfcgi-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcgi-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcgi-bin
Install libfcgi-bin 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 libfcgi-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcgi-bin
How To Uninstall libfcgi-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfcgi-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcgi-bin
Uninstall libfcgi-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcgi-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcgi-bin
Remove libfcgi-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libfcgi-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcgi-bin
Remove libfcgi-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcgi-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcgi-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcgi-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
