How To Install nghttp2-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nghttp2-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04. nghttp2-proxy is reverse proxy implementing HTTP/2 protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nghttp2-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nghttp2-proxy

nghttp2-proxy is:

This is a standalone server implementing the HTTP/2 protocol with HTTP/1.1 fallback for clients that do not support it. It can be used as a frontend in front of web servers that do not support HTTP/2.

There are three methods to install nghttp2-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nghttp2-proxy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nghttp2-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nghttp2-proxy

Install nghttp2-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nghttp2-proxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nghttp2-proxy

Install nghttp2-proxy 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 nghttp2-proxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nghttp2-proxy

How To Uninstall nghttp2-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the nghttp2-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nghttp2-proxy

Uninstall nghttp2-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nghttp2-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nghttp2-proxy

Remove nghttp2-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove nghttp2-proxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nghttp2-proxy

Remove nghttp2-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nghttp2-proxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nghttp2-proxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nghttp2-proxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.