How To Install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Debian 12.
What is lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
lighttpd-mod-mbedtls is:
This package contains the mbedtls module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible serve https:// URLs. Aimed at embedded systems, mbedTLS uses less memory than OpenSSL, though is slightly slower than OpenSSL.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Debian 12. 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-mbedtls 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-mbedtls using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
Install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
Install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-mbedtls on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-mbedtls package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
Uninstall lighttpd-mod-mbedtls And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-mbedtls and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
Remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
Remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-mbedtls configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-mbedtls
Dependencies
lighttpd-mod-mbedtls have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-mbedtls package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
