How To Install lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. lighttpd-dev is Development files for lighttpd Development files for lighttpd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is lighttpd-dev

lighttpd-dev is:

This package contains the development header-files for lighttpd.

Package: lighttpd-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.4.55-1ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/web Source: lighttpd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian lighttpd maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 178 Suggests: lighttpd Filename: pool/universe/l/lighttpd/lighttpd-dev_1.4.55-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 34492 MD5sum: 5db898761cff7b63d7c105e4ba265537 SHA1: ff710a5fa1de907b717a247bf5ea3fea9c7e3a29 SHA256: d95cfa0125af02864846070aca0fc630424d0b06441cfd190c73913e11bd4fab Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/ Description-en: Development files for lighttpd This package contains the development header-files for lighttpd.

There are three methods to install lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lighttpd-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-dev

Install lighttpd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lighttpd-dev

Install lighttpd-dev 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 lighttpd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-dev

How To Uninstall lighttpd-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the lighttpd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-dev

Uninstall lighttpd-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lighttpd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-dev

Remove lighttpd-dev Configurations and Data

To remove lighttpd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-dev

Remove lighttpd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.