How To Install libnginx-mod-http-ndk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-ndk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnginx-mod-http-ndk
libnginx-mod-http-ndk is:
The NDK is an Nginx module that is designed to extend the core functionality of the excellent Nginx webserver in a way that can be used as a basis of other Nginx modules.
It has functions and macros to deal with generic tasks that don’t currently have generic code as part of the core distribution. The NDK itself adds few features that are seen from a user’s point of view - it’s just designed to help reduce the code that Nginx module developers need to write.
There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-ndk 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-ndk 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-ndk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-ndk
Install libnginx-mod-http-ndk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-ndk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-ndk
Install libnginx-mod-http-ndk 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-ndk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-ndk
How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-ndk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-ndk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-ndk
Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-ndk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-ndk 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-ndk
Remove libnginx-mod-http-ndk Configurations and Data
To remove libnginx-mod-http-ndk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-ndk
Remove libnginx-mod-http-ndk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-ndk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-ndk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-ndk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
