How To Install mono-fastcgi-server4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-fastcgi-server4 on Debian 9. mono-fastcgi-server4 is ASP.NET 4.0 backend for FastCGI webservers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-fastcgi-server4 on Debian 9.

What is mono-fastcgi-server4

mono-fastcgi-server4 is:

mono-fastcgi-server contains the backend for FastCGI. It lets you run ASP.NET web applications via HTTP servers such as Lighttpd or Apache. The FastCGI webserver shouldbe configured to run fastcgi-mono-server to parse and compile the aspx code.

This package requires you to install any FastCGI webserver, such as Lighttpd or Apache (see libapache2-mod-fcgid).

There are three methods to install mono-fastcgi-server4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mono-fastcgi-server4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-fastcgi-server4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mono-fastcgi-server4

Install mono-fastcgi-server4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-fastcgi-server4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mono-fastcgi-server4

Install mono-fastcgi-server4 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 mono-fastcgi-server4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mono-fastcgi-server4

How To Uninstall mono-fastcgi-server4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mono-fastcgi-server4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mono-fastcgi-server4

Uninstall mono-fastcgi-server4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mono-fastcgi-server4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mono-fastcgi-server4

Remove mono-fastcgi-server4 Configurations and Data

To remove mono-fastcgi-server4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mono-fastcgi-server4

Remove mono-fastcgi-server4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mono-fastcgi-server4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mono-fastcgi-server4

Dependencies

mono-fastcgi-server4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-fastcgi-server4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.