How To Install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql on Debian 10

Learn how to install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql on Debian 10 with this tutorial. lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql is PostgreSQL-based virtual host configuration for lighttpd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql on Debian 10.

What is lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql is:

This package contains the vhostdb_pgsql module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to write the configuration for virtual hosts into a PostgreSQL table instead of including it in the lighttpd configuration file.

There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql on Debian 10. 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-vhostdb-pgsql 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-vhostdb-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

Install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

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

sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

Uninstall lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

Remove lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql Configurations and Data

To remove lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql

Dependencies

lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.