How To Install lighttpd-modules-dbi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-modules-dbi on Debian 12.
What is lighttpd-modules-dbi
lighttpd-modules-dbi is:
This package contains the following modules:
- mod_authn_dbi: DBI-based authentication mod_authn_dbi performs authentication against a database server via DBI interface.
- mod_vhostdb_dbi: DBI-based virtual host configuration mod_vhostdb_dbi enables writing the configuration for virtual hosts into a database table instead of including it in the lighttpd configuration file.
Do not depend on this package. Depend on the provided lighttpd-mod-* packages instead.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-modules-dbi 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-modules-dbi 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-modules-dbi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-modules-dbi
Install lighttpd-modules-dbi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-modules-dbi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-modules-dbi
Install lighttpd-modules-dbi 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-modules-dbi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-modules-dbi
How To Uninstall lighttpd-modules-dbi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lighttpd-modules-dbi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-modules-dbi
Uninstall lighttpd-modules-dbi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-modules-dbi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-modules-dbi
Remove lighttpd-modules-dbi Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-modules-dbi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-modules-dbi
Remove lighttpd-modules-dbi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-modules-dbi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-modules-dbi
Dependencies
lighttpd-modules-dbi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-modules-dbi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
