How To Install mkcert on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkcert on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mkcert
mkcert is:
mkcert is a simple tool for making locally-trusted development certificates. It requires no configuration.
mkcert automatically creates and installs a local CA in the system root store, and generates locally-trusted certificates. mkcert does not automatically configure servers to use the certificates, though, that’s up to you.
There are three methods to install mkcert on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mkcert Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mkcert using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mkcert
Install mkcert Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mkcert using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mkcert
Install mkcert 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 mkcert using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mkcert
How To Uninstall mkcert on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mkcert package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mkcert
Uninstall mkcert And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mkcert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkcert
Remove mkcert Configurations and Data
To remove mkcert configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mkcert
Remove mkcert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mkcert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkcert
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkcert package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
