How To Install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair
libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair is:
The Nginx fair proxy balancer enhances the standard round-robin load balancer provided with Nginx so that it tracks busy backend servers and adjusts balancing accordingly.
There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair 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-upstream-fair 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-upstream-fair using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair
Install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair
Install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair 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-upstream-fair using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair
How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair
Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair 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-upstream-fair
Remove libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair Configurations and Data
To remove libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair
Remove libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
