How To Install nghttp2-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nghttp2-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nghttp2-server
nghttp2-server 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 to serve files from a local directory.
There are three methods to install nghttp2-server 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-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nghttp2-server
Install nghttp2-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nghttp2-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nghttp2-server
Install nghttp2-server 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-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nghttp2-server
How To Uninstall nghttp2-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nghttp2-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nghttp2-server
Uninstall nghttp2-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nghttp2-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nghttp2-server
Remove nghttp2-server Configurations and Data
To remove nghttp2-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nghttp2-server
Remove nghttp2-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nghttp2-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nghttp2-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nghttp2-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
