How To Install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl is:
ReverseProxy::FormFiller makes an Apache server, positioned as a frontal server or as a reverse-proxy, fill and (possibly) submit html forms in place of users.
This is particularly intended for authentication forms, if you want users to be authenticated with some account, but if you don’t want them to know and type any password. But it also works with any html POST form.
ReverseProxy::FormFiller is based on Apache2 mod_perl filters. So you have to enable mod_perl.
There are three methods to install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl 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 libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
Install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
Install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl 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 libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
How To Uninstall libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
Uninstall libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
Remove libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
Remove libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreverseproxy-formfiller-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
