How To Install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress on Debian 9. libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress is Upload progress system for Nginx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress on Debian 9.

What is libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress is:

Upload progress module is an implementation of an upload progress system, that monitors RFC1867 POST uploads as they are transmitted to upstream servers.

It works by tracking the uploads proxied by Nginx to upstream servers without analysing the uploaded content and offers a web API to report upload progress in Javscript, Json or any other format.

There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress 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 libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress 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-uploadprogress using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

Install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

Install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress 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 libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

Remove libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress Configurations and Data

To remove libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

Remove libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress

Dependencies

libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.