How To Install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
