How To Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnginx-mod-http-geoip
libnginx-mod-http-geoip is:
The ngx_http_geoip module creates variables with values depending on the client IP address, using the precompiled MaxMind databases.
Those variables include country, region, city, latitude, longitude, postal code, etc.
There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip 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 libnginx-mod-http-geoip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-geoip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip
Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-geoip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip
Install libnginx-mod-http-geoip 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 libnginx-mod-http-geoip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-geoip
How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-geoip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip
Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-geoip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnginx-mod-http-geoip
Remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip Configurations and Data
To remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-geoip
Remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-geoip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-geoip
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-geoip package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
