How To Install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl is:
This package contains the authn_sasl module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to perform authentication using SASL.
Package: lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.4.55-1ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/httpd 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: 23 Depends: lighttpd (= 1.4.55-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.4), libsasl2-2 (>= 2.1.27+dfsg) Filename: pool/universe/l/lighttpd/lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl_1.4.55-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 4536 MD5sum: 5db3f4817837464b23920bdd702ad2cb SHA1: 5762bec049ffea5ca314cdbf6decc1959718fff5 SHA256: fe351014449fe9ccc68e95a9542c1c30e2ee113adb2646cab277b826e29ede54 Homepage: https://www.lighttpd.net/ Description-en: SASL authentication for lighttpd This package contains the authn_sasl module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to perform authentication using SASL.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl 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-mod-authn-sasl 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-mod-authn-sasl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
Install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
Install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl 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-mod-authn-sasl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
Uninstall lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
Remove lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
Remove lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.