How To Install lighttpd-mod-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04. lighttpd-mod-geoip is GeoIP restrictions for lighttpd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lighttpd-mod-geoip

lighttpd-mod-geoip is:

This package contains the geoip module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to distinguish users based on the location using a GeoIP database.

There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-geoip 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 lighttpd-mod-geoip 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-geoip using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-geoip

Install lighttpd-mod-geoip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-geoip

Install lighttpd-mod-geoip 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-geoip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-geoip

How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-geoip

Uninstall lighttpd-mod-geoip And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lighttpd-mod-geoip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-geoip

Remove lighttpd-mod-geoip Configurations and Data

To remove lighttpd-mod-geoip configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-geoip

Remove lighttpd-mod-geoip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-geoip

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-geoip package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.